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Aug- 2025 -

18 August

Northrop, US Space Force Complete First Deep-Space DARC Radar Demo

Northrop Grumman and the US Space Force have conducted the first demonstration of the Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability.

12 August

Americas

Joe Saballa

L3Harris Signals Readiness to Challenge Lockheed for America’s ‘Golden Dome’

L3Harris is positioning itself for a major role in developing America’s “Golden Dome” missile defense system, potentially going head-to-head with Lockheed Martin and other industry heavyweights.

7 August

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Lockheed’s Next-Gen Missile Warning Satellite Survives Stress Test, Nears Liftoff

Lockheed Martin has wrapped up key environmental testing on the first of its next-gen missile warning satellites, keeping the program on track for launch.

1 August

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

US Space Force Selects Firms for Jam-Proof Military SATCOM Project

The US Space Force has awarded a $37.5-million contract to five companies for the development of a satellite communications network.

Jul- 2025 -

31 July

Space

Giulia Bernacchi

Slingshot Aerospace Rolls Out TALOS AI for Military Space Training

Slingshot Aerospace has launched TALOS, an AI-powered system designed to simulate satellite behavior in training and simulation environments.

30 July

Air

The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission Seven successfully landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, March 7, 2025. The X-37B landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, to exercise the service's ability to recover the spaceplane across multiple sites. (U.S. Space Force courtesy photo)

Rojoef Manuel

Boeing Preps Secretive X-37B for 8th Mission With Quantum Sensor, Laser Comms Test

Boeing is preparing the US Space Force’s X-37B orbital test vehicle for its next mission, scheduled to launch next month from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

22 July

Americas

A view of the the Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) facility at Cape Cod Space Force Station, Massachusetts, May 7, 2024. The 6th Space Warning Squadron (6 SWS), which operates the system, is a geographically separated unit of Space Delta 4, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. "Team 6" includes U.S. Space Force Guardians, U.S. Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force Airmen and civilian employees. Their mission is "To surveil air and space to detect missile launches and high-interest satellites while operating, maintaining, and protecting New England’s first Space Force installation.” (U.S. Space Force photo by Dave Grim)

Rojoef Manuel

US Space Force to Revamp Six Legacy Ground-Based Radars

The US Space Force plans to digitize six legacy ground-based radars to maintain their missile defense and space surveillance operability amid evolving threats.

18 July

Americas

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Modernized GPS Control System Finally Lands in US Space Force Hands

After years of delays, the US Space Force has finally received a “next-generation” upgrade to the control segment of its Global Positioning System.

8 July

Americas

On-orbit render of a spacecraft resembling Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) satellite.

Christine Casimiro

Boeing Clinches $2.8B Deal to Supply ESS Satellites for US

The US Space Systems Command has awarded Boeing a $2.8-billion deal to supply space vehicles in support of the Evolved Strategic Satellite (ESS) Communications program.

Jun- 2025 -

25 June

Americas

Christine Casimiro

US Long Range Discrimination Radar Tracks Live ICBM in First Flight Test

The US Missile Defense Agency has successfully conducted its first flight test of the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) at the Clear Space Force Station in Alaska, around two years after its original schedule.

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