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Instruments onboard Chandrayaa-2 orbiters confirmed the presence of hydroxyl and water molecules on the Moon that could be deeply analysed by future explorations.
Heron TP UAV. (Photo: IAI)
IAI formally announces a $200 million UAS services deal with an unnamed customer.
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) officially announced on 1 June that it has signed a $200 million contract with an unnamed ‘country in Asia’ customer to provide services related to its Heron UAV. This is the fourth major UAS transaction that IAI has announced this year, the company added.
While IAI did not identify the latest customer or further details of the contract,
Shephard reported in February that India was leasing four Heron TPs for around $200 million as part of an emergency procurement. The lease lasts three years, with an option to extend by two more years.
The fifth SBIRS missile warning satellite in thermal vacuum testing. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)
The final pair of SBIRS satellites are ready for lift-off.
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is making final preparations to launch the fifth and sixth geosynchronous Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellites for the US Space Force.
‘The launch is on track for May 17 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station,’ ULA announced on 15 May. The mission will launch on an Atlas V 421 configuration rocket.
The fifth and sixth SBIRS Geo launches will complete the Lockheed Martin-built satellite constellation.
SBIRS comprises a network of geosynchronous satellites and highly elliptical orbit payloads to provide persistent IR surveillance – as well as sophisticated ground control systems that manage the data – to support missile warning, missile defence, battlespace awareness and technical intelligence.