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Global Power Made in America: Northrop Grumman Makes it in Illinois

Fri, 6 Mar 2026 10:45:57 EST

Within its one million-square-foot, cutting-edge facility in northwest suburban Chicago, Northrop Grumman's Rolling Meadows location solidifies its position as the largest defense industry employer in Illinois. This facility plays a pivotal role in advancing electronic warfare, survivability systems and space technologies while providing thousands of jobs, ensuring that Illinois remains a hub for premier aerospace and defense solutions. - - Here's how Northrop Grumman is shaping the future...

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Lockheed Martin Names New Vice President, Investor Relations

Fri, 6 Mar 2026 10:12:45 EST

Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) today announced the selection of Mark Kvasnak as vice president, Investor Relations, effective March 16. Kvasnak succeeds Maria Ricciardone, who remains Lockheed Martin vice president, Treasurer and an elected officer for the company. - - Kvasnak currently serves as vice president and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Lockheed Martin's Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) business area, where he leads all financial strategies, processes and operations. H...

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Lockheed Martin to Support Japan's Next-Generation Defense Communications Satellite with Anti-Jamming Capability

Wed, 4 Mar 2026 09:05:33 EST

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), developer of space-based national security solutions, will provide a robust anti-jamming payload for Japan's Next-Generation Defense Satellite Communication System which was awarded to Mitsubishi Electric by the Japan Ministry of Defense. - - Serving as a mission partner to Mitsubishi Electric, Lockheed Martin's advanced payload will help maximize the satellite's capabilities. The payload will provide interoperability with allied and partner nations and enhance t...

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NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory launches real-time discovery machine for monitoring the night sky

Wed, 4 Mar 2026 05:38:56 EST

The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, has released its first alerts documenting astronomical events spotted by the observatory. NSF-DOE Rubin issued 800,000 alerts the night of Feb. 24. The alerts called scientists' attention to new asteroids, exploding stars and other changes in the night sky. This milestone marks the launch of a system expected to eventually produce up to 7 mill...

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Largest image of its kind shows hidden chemistry at the heart of the Milky Way

Tue, 3 Mar 2026 14:59:09 EST

Astronomers have captured the central region of our Milky Way in a striking new image, unveiling a complex network of filaments of cosmic gas in unprecedented detail. Obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), this rich dataset — the largest ALMA image to date — will allow astronomers to probe the lives of stars in the most extreme region of our galaxy, next to the supermassive black hole at its centre. - - “It's a place of extremes, invisible to our eyes, but no...

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Leonardo: UK MoD announces £1 billion contract award for 23 new medium helicopters

Tue, 3 Mar 2026 12:56:30 EST

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced a £1 billion contract award for new medium helicopters (NMH). Under the programme, Leonardo will build and deliver 23 latest generation AW149s from Yeovil, the Home of British Helicopters, boosting the UK Armed Forces' capabilities. - - The deal cements the site's role of serving the national and export market with advanced military rotorcraft, with significant potential for the international market in the future - combining AW149 and other types...

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Smoke Rises Over Big Cypress National Preserve

Tue, 3 Mar 2026 08:17:12 EST

A wildland fire was discovered in Big Cypress National Preserve, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Naples, Florida. The blaze, dubbed the National fire, moved through dry vegetation and sent a plume of smoke billowing over parts of the preserve and nearby communities. - - The MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image on the afternoon of February 25. By then, the fire had burned around 24,000 acres (9,700 hectares), accordin...

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Media invitation: information session following the 345th ESA Council

Tue, 3 Mar 2026 08:11:07 EST

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Council Chair at delegate level Renato Krpoun will brief journalists on the core topics discussed at the 345 th ESA Council meeting in Interlaken, Switzerland, to be held on 18 and 19 March 2026. - - Media Registration - - Please register by 17:00 CET on 16 March, selecting either on-site attendance at Congress Kursaal Interlaken or online participation via ESA WebEx (access codes will be provided to registered media): https://blogs.esa.in...

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Astronaut Update

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:41:51 EST

NASA is sharing the following information at the request of NASA astronaut Mike Fincke : - - “On Jan. 7, while aboard the International Space Station, I experienced a medical event that required immediate attention from my incredible crewmates. Thanks to their quick response and the guidance of our NASA flight surgeons, my status quickly stabilized. - - After further evaluation, NASA determined the safest course was an early return for Crew-11—not an emergency, but a carefully coordinated p...

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New Volunteer Data from 143 Observatories Unveils the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:00:49 EST

On April 8, 2024, volunteers participating in NASA's Eclipse Megamovie citizen science project all around the United States hurried to photograph the solar eclipse with the latest, greatest equipment, capturing groundbreaking images of the Sun's corona. - - Now, the Eclipse Megamovie team has released the remarkable new dataset that resulted from this effort — the first-ever, white-light eclipse dataset with calibration frames, spanning more than a cumulative hour and a half of observatio...

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Mitsubishi Electric's JV Tri-Sat Constellation Selected for Satellite Constellation Project by Japan Ministry of Defense

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:21:07 EST

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced that Tri-Sat Constellation Co., Ltd., a special-purpose joint-venture company that Mitsubishi Electric, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. established last month, signed a contract with the Japan Ministry of Defense to participate in the Satellite Constellation Project. - - The project, a Private Finance Initiative (PFI), will establish a constellation of small satellites that work together in low Earth orbit to provid...

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Showy Swirls Around Jeju Island

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 04:39:59 EST

The tallest point in South Korea is not located in the Taebaek Mountains that run along the country's eastern coast. Rather, it is found atop a volcanic peak on Jeju Island, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of the Korean Peninsula. In winter 2026, winds blew past the island in just the right way to send clouds spinning in its wake. - - The MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of swirling clouds—and colorful, turbulen...

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Thales updates and enhances Naranja X's payment security

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 04:38:24 EST

Thales, a global leader in advanced technologies and digital security, announces that Naranja X has selected and expanded its use of the Thales D1 Platform to strengthen the security of its online payments ecosystem. This strategic implementation integrates Entersekt's industry leading banking and payment authentication technology, to elevate fraud-protection standards across the region. - - Through this technology partnership, Thales delivers a cloud-based infrastructure to Naranja...

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Expedition 74 Relaxes on Monday Following Busy Weekend

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:10:34 EST

Expedition 74 was off duty on Monday following a weekend of crew handover activities, cargo packing, and microbiology research. A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will also depart the International Space Station for return to Earth later this week. - - The orbital outpost's newest residents spent Saturday and Sunday familiarizing themselves with space station systems and procedures following a busy first week of scientific operations. Standard housekeeping duties such as trash collecting, vacuu...

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Artemis II Crew Enters Quarantine Ahead of March Launch Opportunity

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:39:22 EST

NASA is targeting no earlier than Friday, March 6, for the launch of Artemis II, pending completion of required work at the launch pad, analysis of test data, and the outcome of a Flight Readiness Review in the coming days. The four astronauts set to fly around the Moon during the test flight entered quarantine at approximately 5 p.m. CST Friday in Houston. - - During quarantine, typically about 14 days before launch, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along wi...

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Lockheed Martin to Deliver Advanced C-130J Training Devices to the Royal Australian Air Force

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:01:56 EST

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced that it has been awarded a foreign military sale contract through Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to deliver C-130J training devices and upgrades to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). - - Deliveries are slated to begin in 2029 and will include two Weapon Systems Trainers, an Enhanced Integrated Cockpit Systems Trainer (EICS), Loadmaster Part‑Task Trainer, and upgrades to the RAAF's Virtual Simulation and Virtual Maintenance Trainer...

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Northrop Grumman's BACN: Delivering Seamless Communication for the U.S. Air Force

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:00:11 EST

When U.S. Air Force pilots took off for a recent Pacific exercise, they had more than equipment with them – they had confidence. High above the region's challenging terrain, an aircraft fitted with Northrop Grumman's Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) went to work. - - Operating for extended hours and controlled remotely, the BACN system provided stable communication between different platforms and across long distances, cut through encryption barriers, and allowed legacy a...

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KSA's Ministry of Defence to introduce advanced maritime patrol and multi-mission capabilities with contract for four C-27J MPA aircraft

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:58:08 EST

The global presence of the Leonardo C-27J Spartan multi-mission tactical transport aircraft, with more than 290,000 flight hours worldwide, is set to grow with a new addition to the number of leading operators that have chosen and are using the aircraft to meet their demanding requirements. Leonardo will supply four C-27J Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defence, providing the capabilities needed to cope with modern submarine and sea surface threa...

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Bombardier Completes Partial Redemption of US$500,000,000 of its 6.000% Senior Notes due 2028

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:14:33 EST

Bombardier Inc. (“Bombardier”) announced that it has redeemed US$500 million principal amount of its outstanding 6.000% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Redemption Notes”) as set forth in the notice of partial redemption issued December 17, 2025. This debt redemption was funded using cash from Bombardier's balance sheet. - - Payment of the redemption price and surrender of the Redemption Notes for redemption are being made through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company in accordance wit...

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Indra Group and Leonardo sign agreement to work together in the cyber defence field

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:11:19 EST

Indra Group and Leonardo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to reinforce their cooperation in cyber defence, with the aim of jointly identifying and expanding their international reach within Europe, NATO and in other high-potential markets. - - The agreement was signed today at Leonardo's Headquarters in Rome (Italy) by Indra Group CEO Jos� Vicente de los Mozos and Roberto Cingolani, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Leonardo. - - Through this collaboration, the t...

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India-France Year of Innovation 2026: India is now part of the five Thales global corporate research centers

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:33:45 EST

- - • The launch of Thales Research & Technology India in Bengaluru marks a significant step in strengthening India's R&D and innovation ecosystem. - • Unveiled during the week of the India AI Impact Summit, it aligns with the India–France Year of Innovation 2026 and reinforces Thales' commitment to 'Make in India', 'Innovate in India' and 'Export from India'. - - • As an integral part of Thales' Engineering Competence Centre in Bengaluru, Thales Research & Technology India will lev...

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Official start of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot's εpsilon mission

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 04:34:33 EST

The crew of four were launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After spending about 34 hours orbiting Earth and catching up with the International Space Station, the members of Crew-12 prepared for docking. First-time flyers Sophie Adenot and Jack Hathaway, both with a test-pilot background, used this time to familiarise themselves with living and working in microgravity. - - Once the hatches were opened, Crew‑12 was welcomed on board by NASA astronau...

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Stonebreen's Beating Heart

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:45:16 EST

Edge�ya, an island in the southeastern part of the Svalbard archipelago, is defined by stark Arctic expanses and rugged terrain. Still, even here—halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole—life persists, from mosses to polar bears. The southern lobe of Stonebreen, a glacier that flows from the Edge�yj�kulen ice cap into the Barents Sea, gives the landscape a different kind of life. Its ice pulses like a heart. - - The apparent heartbeat comes from the ice speeding up and slowing dow...

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GMV Leads the EU's GOVSATCOM Hub to Strengthen European Union Autonomy in Satellite Communications

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 06:13:41 EST

The European Union has taken a decisive step towards strategic autonomy in space with the start of GOVSATCOM operations, the European Union Governmental Satellite Communications Programme. The system now enables EU Member States to access secure, encrypted communication services under European control. - - At the core of this architecture is the GOVSATCOM Hub, the node that makes it possible to deliver these services in an efficient, resilient, and coordinated manner. In 2024, the European...

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Crew-12 Launches

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:24:27 EST

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev onboard, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission is the twelfth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to...

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Eviden trains the Belgian Army's Land Forces on the Scorpion Combat Information System (SICS)

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:06:35 EST

Eviden, the Atos Group product brand leading in cybersecurity products, mission-critical systems and vision AI, today announces, that it took part in the inauguration of the first national training platform for the SCORPION Combat Information System (SICS) by the Belgian Defense in Bourg-L�opold, Belgium. - - The SICS is the digital nervous system of the new generation of CaMo vehicles and is an essential part of the modernisation of the Land Forces. The system enables instant inform...

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Bombardier Announces Major Challenger 3500 Order from Longtime Customer Vista

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:09:52 EST

- - • Ordered by Vista and its commonly controlled entities, firm orders of 40 Challenger 3500 business aircraft are valued at US$1.18 billion based on 2026 list prices - • Orders also include 120 new aircraft purchase options; if all options are exercised, the total orders value for all 160 aircraft would reach US$4.72 billion 1 - • Orders reflect high market confidence in Challenger 3500 jets' exceptional performance, reliability and cabin comfort - - - Bombardier announced firm orde...

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Lockheed Martin Launches Manufacturing Basic Skills+ Program in Partnership with Florence City Schools

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:47:05 EST

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) inaugurated the Manufacturing Basic Skills+ (MBS+) program at the newly opened Launch Career Technical Specialized Education (CTSE) Training Center – a $40 million facility that represents a partnership between the City of Florence, Lauderdale County and the State of Alabama. - - The MBS+ program is a joint effort between Lockheed Martin and Florence City Schools and provides high school students in their senior year with direct exposure to electronics manufacturi...

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Bombardier Acquires Velocity Maintenance Solutions and Expands its Top-Ranked Service Network

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:39:54 EST

- - • Strategic acquisition expands Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and Aircraft on Ground (AOG) services in the U.S. as part of Bombardier's industry leading service network - • Adding the Velocity team, hangar, and mobile response trucks, advances Bombardier's - long-term Services growth strategy, focused on providing the highest levels of convenience and care to customers - • The terms of the acquisition remain confidential to both parties - - - Bombardier announced today the acqu...

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Mitsubishi Electric Awarded Contract for Next-generation Defense Satellite Communications System by Japan Ministry of Defense

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 03:54:27 EST

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced that it was awarded a contract by the Japan Ministry of Defense to construct a next-generation defense satellite communications system. Under this contract, Mitsubishi Electric will develop and manufacture the next-generation defense communications satellite, which will succeed the current Kirameki-2 satellite, as well as design the ground system necessary for communicating with the satellite. Through these efforts, the company will...

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Lockheed Martin Unveils LampreyMMAUV – The Deep Doesn't Let Go.

Mon, 9 Feb 2026 10:27:12 EST

Today Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) unveils the Lamprey Multi-Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (MMAUV), a breakthrough “plug-and-play” submersible that gives U.S. and allied warfighters technological and strategic advantage in today's contested maritime arena. - - Built with the U.S. Navy's need for covert, assured access and sea denial operations, LampreyMMAUV can arrive in theater with a fully charged battery. Mimicking nature, it can hitch a ride on a host surface vessel or submarine, ut...

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