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Ariane 5 Scores Third Launch Success in 2020

Ariane 5 Scores Third Launch Success in 2020

On Saturday 15 August, Ariane 5 completed a flawless launch from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, orbiting two satellites and a life extension vehicle: Galaxy 30 for Intelsat, MEV-2 for SpaceLogistics LLC and BSAT-4b for B-SAT.

The launch marked Ariane 5’s 109th fligh…

Lockheed Promises 35% Offsets on All Future Israeli Contracts

Lockheed Promises 35% Offsets on All Future Israeli Contracts

Lockheed Martin, maker of the F-35 Lightning II family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole combat aircraft, together with Israel’s Foreign Investment and Industrial Cooperation Authority, signed a new Industrial Cooperation Agreement (ICA) in a ceremony that was held at Lock…
USS Ford Now Halfway Through Post-Delivery Trials

USS Ford Now Halfway Through Post-Delivery Trials

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed its 11th independent steaming event (ISE 11) Aug. 5, and is now more than halfway through her post-delivery test and trials (PDT&T) phase of operations.

During ISE 11, Ford completed many major PDT&T milestones designed to exercise installed systems and condu…

Thales Alenia Space Will Build SES-22 and SES-23 Satellites

Thales Alenia Space Will Build SES-22 and SES-23 Satellites

CANNES, France — Thales Alenia Space, a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced that it has signed a contract with SES to build SES-22 and SES-23, geostationary communications satellites. These two new satellites are designed to provide digital broadcasting services over N…
PLA Fighters Cross “Middle Line” of Taiwan Straits

PLA Fighters Cross “Middle Line” of Taiwan Straits

Fighter jets from Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force reportedly crossed the “middle line” of the Taiwan Straits at around 9 am Monday morning, an hour before top US health official met with Taiwan regional leader Tsai Ing-wen.

The PLA operation is considered a strong response to the…


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