Vivienne Machi
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 24, 2026
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L3Harris Completes Initial Design For SDA Tranche 3 Tracking Sats | Aviation Week (opens the original)
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L3Harris Technologies has completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for 18 new satellites in development for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) missile warning, tracking and defense-centric satellite constellation, the company announced Sept. 24. The defense company has received contracts to build 74 satellites across the Tracking Layer portion of the SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Satellite Architecture, including four prototype satellites launched to low Earth orbit (LEO) in 2024 under Tr
Northrop Grumman, True Anomaly To Build GEO Recon Prototypes | Aviation Week (opens the original)
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NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland—The U.S. Space Force and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) have tapped Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly to build prototype reconnaissance satellites to keep eyes on other space objects in geostationary Earth orbit (GEO). DIU put out a solicitation for the Geosynchronous High-Resolution Optical Space-Based Tactical Reconnaissance (GHOST-R) effort last February, seeking commercially developed spacecraft and electro-optical payloads that can be launched to GEO by 2028 and
U.S. Puts Its Orbital Weapons On The Record | Aviation Week (opens the original)
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The U.S. has moved from hinting at its ability to fight in space to acknowledging that it has weapons in orbit, a shift that senior military leaders say is intended to make deterrence more explicit as China and Russia expand their counterspace capabilities. “Today, we continue to ensure we remain ready to meet the challenges of evolving threats wherever they exist,” Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said in a keynote speech Sept. 14 at the Air & Space Forces Association’s annual Air, Space and Cybe
USSF Preps First Space Surveillance Squadron Before New MTI Launches | Aviation Week (opens the original)
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NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland—The U.S. Space Force has established its first operational unit dedicated to space-based moving target indication as the service prepares to launch the first air moving target indication (AMTI) satellites within the next month and the first ground moving target indication (GMTI) satellites within two years. The service’s Combat Forces Command stood up the 77th Space Surveillance Squadron last month in anticipation of these new capabilities, Commander Lt. Gen. Gregory Ga
Pentagon Sets Up New Space Technology Portfolio Executive Role | Aviation Week (opens the original)
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NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland—The Pentagon has established a new leadership position called the space technology portfolio executive, the department’s new senior executive for space acquisition said Sept. 15. The new role will serve to bridge the gap between the U.S. Space Force’s new portfolio acquisition executives (PAEs), rapid tech offices such as the Air Force Research Laboratory and commercial partners. Erich Hernandez-Baquero, who was recently confirmed as the new assistant secretary of the A
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