Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC)

Americas Space 

General Atomics Awarded U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Hosted Payload Solutions Satellite Delivery Order

January 6, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Argos Advanced Data Collection System (A-DCS), General Atomics, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), on behalf

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Americas Space 

U.S. Air Force, Mission Partners Launch Space Test Program Satellite 5 (STPSat-5) Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

December 9, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Falcon 9, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), SpaceX Technologies, STPSat-5, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US DoD Space Test Program (STP), USA

The U.S. Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched Space Test Program Satellite 5, or STPSat-5, into orbit via

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Americas Misc 

Ball Aerospace to Build Prototype Data Processing Framework for U.S. Air Force’s FORGE Program

December 5, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ball Aerospace (BATC), Next-Gen OPIR, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA, USAF Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE)

Ball Aerospace was selected to build an adaptable, open-source framework testbed to support ground processing needs for the U.S. Air

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Americas Space 

Northrop Grumman Awarded $792 Million Launch Services Agreement from U.S. Air Force

October 13, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV), Northrop Grumman, Orbital ATK OmegA, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Northrop Grumman Corporation received a Launch Services Agreement (LSA) worth approximately $792 million of government investment from the U.S. Air

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Americas Space 

SBIRS GEO-3 Missile Warning Satellite Achieves Operational Acceptance from U.S. Air Force Space Command

September 15, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Los Angeles AFB, Military satellite, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The SBIRS GEO-3 missile warning satellite successfully achieved operational acceptance from the U.S. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Space and

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Americas C4ISR Space 

Maxar’s SSL Selected to Define Next-Gen Secure Satellite Communications for U.S. Air Force

August 17, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Maxar Technologies (MDA), Satellite communications (SATCOM), Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), Space Systems Loral (SSL), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

SSL, a Maxar Technologies company, announced that it was selected to help define next generation protected communications for the U.S.

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Americas Space 

Lockheed Martin Wins $2.9 Billion USAF Contract for Three Next-Gen OPIR Infrared Missile Warning Satellites

August 15, 2018October 5, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Lockheed Martin, Military satellite, Missile warning satellite, Next-Gen OPIR, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS), Space Surveillance, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Lockheed Martin Space Systems has been awarded a $2.9 billion not-to-exceed undefinitized contract for three Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared

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Americas Space 

Lockheed Martin Wins Contract Modification for AEHF, Milstar and DSCS III Support

March 19, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Satellite, Communications satellite, Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS), Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Military satellite, Milstar satellite, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Lockheed Martin Space Systems has been awarded a contract modification for services required to support operations and sustainment for Advanced

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Americas Space 

Orbital ATK Signs Agreement with USAF Space and Missile Systems Center

January 14, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, Next Generation Launcher (NGL), Orbital ATK, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), U.S. Air Force (USAF)

Orbital ATK has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) Space and Missile

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Americas Space 

Boeing awarded contract modification for WGS satellite support

December 19, 2017 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Boeing, Satellite communications (SATCOM), Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA, Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)

Boeing has been awarded a contract modification for services required to ensure continued Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite operations and

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