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BREAKING: L3Harris wins $6B+ THAAD propulsion contract from Lockheed Martin
L3Harris received an undefinitized contract from Lockheed Martin valued at more than $6 billion (excluding escalations) over seven years to scale production of THAAD interceptor propulsion, including a new Solid Rocket Boost Motor facility and expanded Liquid Divert and Attitude Control capacity.
BREAKING: Parsons wins $85M owner's-advisor deal for Space Command HQ at Redstone Arsenal
Army Contracting Command–Rock Island, working with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, picked Parsons for an initial $85 million, 75-month agreement to oversee the progressive design-build of U.S. Space Command's new headquarters campus at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville.
BREAKING: Amentum wins $572M NORAD Cheyenne Mountain support contract
The Air Force awarded Amentum the $572.4 million NISSC III contract to operate and sustain the integrated tactical warning and attack assessment systems at NORAD's Cheyenne Mountain Complex through September 2033.
NASA puts Starliner back on path as Artemis Accords hit 76 and Senate weighs Golden Dome
NASA and Boeing target uncrewed Starliner-1 NET December–January and crewed Starliner-2 in mid-2028, with about $359M for thruster work and Vulcan human-rating plus two restored option flights. Artemis Accords reach 76 signatories; SASC hears outside witnesses on Golden Dome this afternoon.
Golden Dome gains Arctic authority as U.S., Denmark, and Greenland sign security pact
A U.S.–Denmark–Greenland Arctic Security Agreement authorizes homeland-defense access including Golden Dome in Greenland, while Pentagon phasing still runs Epic 1 (2028) into Epic 2 (through 2035).
Starship Flight 14 reaches orbit as Artemis III slips ~90 days
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 14 reached Earth orbit for the first time and deployed Starlink V3 satellites, while NASA’s Isaacman memo flags Artemis III roughly 90 days behind the internal schedule.