by Matt Wilson | Jan 18, 2021 | Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
On 4 January American aerospace/defence manufacturer Lockheed Martin received a US$4.9 billion contract from the US Space Force. This follows on from an initial US$2.9 billion “development” contract received in 2018. The first was to begin work on the Next-Gen OPIR...
by Matt Wilson | Dec 21, 2020 | Finance, Military space, Seradata News
One of the giant American aerospace companies, Lockheed Martin, has announced its intention to buy US rocket engine manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne. The transaction is valued at US$4.4 billion. A purchase of Aerojet by Lockheed will expand its offering in munitions,...
by Matt Wilson | Dec 15, 2020 | Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
In a award which was received in October but only made public on 10 December, Lockheed Martin gets the go ahead for the second pair of GPS 3F satellites. This construction contract is valued at US$511 million for the two units. Lockheed Martin was selected as the...
by Matt Wilson | Sep 1, 2020 | Finance, Military space, Seradata News
The American Space Development Agency (SDA) has placed orders for 10 satellites with two manufacturers. This is in aid of its “Transport Layer” initiative which aims to develop a constellation providing low-latency, global, military data connectivity. The...
by David Todd | Sep 18, 2018 | Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
Having already won the contract for the first batch of 10 yet-to-be launched GPS 3A satellites (ordered in 2008), Lockheed Martin found itself in the enviable position of being the sole bidder for the GPS 3F (Follow-on) batch of 22 satellites, as part of a contract...
