America’s current space-based early warning system, the Defense Support Program satellite constellation, will continue to provide the first line of defense to the US and its allies as Space Based Infrared System satellites enter operations, an Air Force space official...
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The only full-size model of a Defense Support Program early warning satellite is now in place in the National Museum of the US Air Force on the grounds of Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, near Dayton. Northrop Grumman donated the model, which...
Northrop Grumman has shipped a full-size model of a Defense Support Program satellite to the National Museum of the US Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB, in Dayton, Ohio, for display there. “We are honored the Air Force has accepted our...
USAF’s X-51A unmanned hypersonic air vehicle flew further on its own power in its first flight on Wednesday than any other scramjet-powered vehicle in history, eclipsing NASA’s X-43 Hyper-X. Charlie Brink, USAF’s X-51A program manager, said his government and industry...
The Space and Missile Systems Center reports that Defense Support Program Flight 14, better known as DSP-14, has been conducting missile warning operations for more than 20 years. That means it has exceeded its on-orbit design goal by 15 years....
The Air Force is working to clear the GBU-38 joint direct attack munition, a 500-pound satellite-guidance-aided bomb, later this year for operational use on the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle. “Putting the JDAM on the Reaper significantly increases its lethality...
According to a Dec. 3 report on MSNBC.com, the last Defense Support Program missile warning satellite to join the highly classified DSP constellation that’s been in operation since the 1970s, is malfunctioning and potentially could pose a problem for other...
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV heavy lift expendable launch vehicle successfully boosted the last Defense Support Program satellite into orbit Nov. 10 at 8:50 p.m. The Northrop Grumman-built DSP separated from the booster six hours and 20 minutes later,...
Thursday afternoon on Capitol Hill the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II fame received a collective Congressional Gold Medal “in recognition of their unique military record, which inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed Forces,” reads the public law (109-213) authorizing the award. The legendary airmen ...