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US DoD funds nanotechnology to protect against lasers

Air June 23, 2021

UK technology company, Advanced Material Development (AMD), has been awarded a contract to develop protective films to be integrated into protective eyewear.  The contract with the Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD, formerly CTTSO) will fund AMD’s development of laser filtering coatings, based on AMD’s nanomaterial and photonic crystal technologies. AMD develop unique ...

Lockheed Martin-built next-gen GPS III satellite propels itself to orbit

Air June 21, 2021

The fifth Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite designed and built by Lockheed Martin is now headed to its orbit 12,550 miles above earth. This marks another step in supporting the US Space Force’s GPS satellite constellation modernisation efforts. The GPS III Space Vehicle 05 (GPS III SV05) is the latest ...

Northrop Grumman launches Minotaur I rocket for the NRO

Air June 21, 2021

Northrop Grumman has launched its Minotaur I rocket, successfully placing a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload into orbit. The Minotaur I was launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0B at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. The Minotaur I is a four-staged solid fuel space launch vehicle, featuring two decommissioned Minuteman rocket motors, ...

DPRTE partner DASA launches the Space to Innovate campaign

Air June 17, 2021

Over the next year, official DPRTE 2021 partner,  the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) will release a series of challenge “drops” to find and fund solutions to major space hurdles, with up to £2m in funding available. The space domain, which includes satellites and space-based services, is vital to modern life, ...