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📰 NEWS: Raytheon launched its newest Multispectral Targeting System variant, MTS-A HD, offering significant visual enhancements and operational flexibility for US Navy helicopters. "Our new high-definition sensor system provides aircrews with superior visual capability, allowing them to make faster and more informed decisions when it matters most." - Bryan Rosselli, president of Advanced Products & Solutions at Raytheon Details: https://rtxcorp.co/4fc8oI0

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Divergent has delivered flight hardware for GA-ASI’s new hybrid ground- and air-launched SUAS. Designed and manufactured using DAPS, this milestone showcases the speed that DAPS brings to complex defense manufacturing. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g323eE8F

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Rocket Lab recently announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Geost, a LightRidge Solutions Company, a Tucson, Arizona-based electro-optical and infrared payload development and manufacturing company and provider to high-priority national security satellites. The acquisition marks Rocket Lab’s formal entry into the satellite payload segment, generating additional options among companies that can provide end-to-end national security space solutions. #TradeSpace #PWSA #Industry #Space #SemperCitius

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Lockheed, Northrop, and Peraton Land $244M Contract to Build Next-Gen Space Relay Network Lockheed, Northrop, and Peraton won a $244M contract to build a new ground station for next-gen military infrared satellites. https://lnkd.in/ee77kRTq

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The small sat supply chain just got a little stronger: Umbra, which operates a constellation of SAR spacecraft, said today it will begin selling a line of fundamental spacecraft components to other operators seeking flight-proven parts. https://lnkd.in/dEq_CNH9

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Boeing's effort to earn regulatory approval of the 777-9 in time for deliveries to start next year continues to check off key certification requirements, with crosswind testing serving as a recent notable step. https://bit.ly/4jUJY6O #Boeing777

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🇺🇸🚀 RTX’s Raytheon has announced the Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor (NGSRI), a missile positioned as the successor to the Stinger system. The NGSRI will feature a rocket motor developed with Northrop Grumman, packing fuel more densely to boost performance without increasing the motor’s size. “The rocket motor itself is a really, really fixed volume, so it is a challenge to get more range out of it, but we are getting a significant amount,” said Raytheon’s NGSRI Tech Director William Strauss.

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We're excited to announce our agreement with Northrop Grumman to integrate the Merlin Pilot onto its next-generation testbed ecosystem, Beacon™. Beacon™ is designed to accelerate the development of autonomous mission capabilities by providing an open-access environment where technology partners like Merlin can test, validate, and refine their systems in alignment with government requirements. Learn how this collaboration with Northrop Grumman accelerates next-generation uncrewed systems, reduces risk, and reinforces our platform-agnostic strategy, marking a pivotal step toward adding the Scaled Composites-built Model 437 Vanguard to our growing portfolio. https://lnkd.in/eS7bFGij

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At Blue Canyon Technologies, our vertical integration spans from individual components to mission operations services that manage spacecraft on-orbit. We provide customer-driven mission planning and on-orbit tasking solutions, enabling customers to focus on their mission objectives while we handle all other aspects through robust, flight-proven interfaces and processes. Our Mission Operations team is supporting the Environmental Defense Fund efforts to usher in a new era of transparency and problem-solving with MethaneSAT. Data collected by MethaneSAT provides regional-scale, high-precision methane measurement capabilities in less time and at lower cost than often seen in government space projects. Learn more >>> https://lnkd.in/gcppKkqJ

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📹 1/3 - As part of NSPA’s Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (#NGRC), we are pleased to share the Airbus Helicopters-led consortium contribution to Concept Study 5. 🔍 Working from operational and performance attributes defined by participating Nations, Airbus assessed how potential rotorcraft concepts could meet future mission needs. 🚁 This video provides a high-level illustration supporting the analytical report delivered to Allies — contributing to the broader knowledge base used to refine requirements for the upcoming Request for Proposal. This material represents one of three independent Study 5 outputs (Airbus Helicopters – Leonardo Helicopters – Sikorsky). It does not reflect a preferred design or national selection. The programme has now opened a Pre-Qualification Assessment phase. Interested industrial partners can participate in the PQA to qualify for the RFP release in 2026. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eyaCEb4S

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Fail-safe operations and boot load memory are essential for ensuring pricey resources aren’t lost in space. By Elizabeth Allan. https://lnkd.in/gtNzXNhi #aerospace #functionalsafety #DRAM #semiconductor #NANDFlash Helmut Puchner Infineon Technologies Dr. Varadan S Veeravalli Imagination Technologies James Chew Cadence Scott Best Rambus #DO254 European Space Agency - ESA #ASIL #ISO26262 #FMEA Defense Logistics Agency Federal Aviation Administration #verification #aerospacetech

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