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NRO Launches Second Spy Satellite from New Zealand

NRO Launches Second Spy Satellite from New Zealand

CHANTILLY, Va. — The National Reconnaissance Office launched a second mission, in less than a month, from New Zealand aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex-1 at Mahia Peninsula Aug. 4, 2022 at 1 a.m. EDT (5 a.m. UTC).

NROL-199 is the second of two missions in 2022 in partnersh…

ULA Atlas V Launches Final SBIRS Missile Warning Satellite

ULA Atlas V Launches Final SBIRS Missile Warning Satellite

BUCKLEY, Colo., — Following a successful launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida today, the U.S. Space Force is now communicating with the sixth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO) -6 satellite, built by Lockheed Martin.

The final satellite in the…

Czechs Negotiating Acquisition of 3 Heron 1 UAVs from Israel

Czechs Negotiating Acquisition of 3 Heron 1 UAVs from Israel

The Ministry of Defense will soon begin negotiations with the Israeli government for the acquisition of three HERON 1 unmanned aerial vehicles, including all accessories consisting of ground control stations, data terminals, transport containers and other material. The acquisition of these machines …
Malaysia Airlines to Acquire 20 A330neo Airliners

Malaysia Airlines to Acquire 20 A330neo Airliners

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), parent company of Malaysia Airlines, has selected the A330neo for the carrier’s widebody fleet renewal programme. The initial agreements cover the acquisition of 20 A330-900 aircraft, with 10 to be purchased from Airbus and 10 to be leased from Dublin-…
Ukraine Receives First Slovak Zuzana 2 Self-Propelled Howitzers

Ukraine Receives First Slovak Zuzana 2 Self-Propelled Howitzers

The Ministry of Defense of the Slovak Republic confirms that the Ukrainian side has taken over the first pieces of the eight Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzers, which Slovakia, through the state joint-stock company Konštrukta Defense belonging to the Ministry of Defense, undertook to deliver to Ukrai…
Lockheed Wins $524M for Latest Italian F-35 Order

Lockheed Wins $524M for Latest Italian F-35 Order

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $524,100,000 undefinitized modification (P00015) to a previously awarded fixed-price incentive (firm target) advanced acquisition contract (N0001920C0009).

This modification increases the ceilin…


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