Raytheon has delivered the first of two GEO mission payloads to Lockheed Martin for bus integration and system testing, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has announced. It is described as a major milestone in the U.S. Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Missile Warning Program, which will improve the country’s strategic warning capabilities and its ability to ...
The UK Space Agency has awarded Raytheon a contract to provide Space Surveillance and Tracking Services Data (SST) from low-Earth orbit (LEO). Specifically, Raytheon NORSS – Raytheon’s UK-based space domain awareness specialist- will be using Raytheon’s LOCI (LEO Optical Camera Installation) sensor network to track “Resident Space Objects”. Such objects include space debris, defence assets and commercial satellites, to better ...
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Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) is moving its largest form factor CubeSat – the XB16 CubeSat – into production. The company – a provider of small satellites and spacecraft systems components, and a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies – says it is meeting the demand for increased payload size, weight, and power (SWaP). 16U The 16U satellite has a payload volume of ...
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has awarded a contract to Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) to design and manufacture three satellites for the Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) mission. The microsats will help provide insight into thunderstorms’ impacts on weather and climate models The company – a provider of small satellites and spacecraft systems components, and a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies ...
Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), the provider of small satellites and spacecraft systems components, has announced its ESPA Grande Saturn spacecraft bus will be a part of the maiden QS-1 mission of Quantum Space in October 2024. The company – which is based in Boulder, Colorado – is a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, having been bought two years ago. Cislunar QS-1 ...
Raytheon Intelligence & Space has been awarded a $21.7m contract by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to replace U.S. legacy weather systems with the NextGen Weather Processor (NWP) programme. NWP is intended to ensure the improved safety, security and efficiency of National Airspace System operations by processing weather data and identifying possible safety hazards hours in advance. It should ...
The US Space Force has awarded an OCX 3F contract to Raytheon Intelligence and Space to build up its GPS capabilities. Specifically, the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has awarded a $228 million contract for the GPS next-generation Operational Control System (OCX) Follow-On (OCX 3F). It extends an initial contract with the aerospace and defence specialist to upgrade ground ...
Raytheon Technologies, the aerospace and defence specialist, has reported its first quarter 2021 results, posting revenues of $15.3 billion with an earning per share of $0.90. Raytheon Technologies chief executive officer Greg Hayes (pictured), commented: “Raytheon Technologies delivered strong first quarter results with sales, adjusted EPS and free cash flow that were above our initial expectations, giving us the confidence ...
At the start of the year Lockheed Martin announced its intention to buy Aerojet Rocketdyne, the aerospace and defence rocket engine manufacturer, in a transaction valued at $4.4 billion. Since then there have been reports that Raytheon Technologies planned to formally oppose the deal – Aerojet Rocketdyne’s engines are also used by Raytheon as well as Lockheed. Lockheed Martin has ...
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