DoD industrial base plan targets weak links in supply chains
30 Oct
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DoD industrial base plan targets weak links in supply chains

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Credit: DoDWASHINGTON — U.S. defense officials said Oct. 29 the Pentagon is evaluating measures to address critical vulnerabilities in the defense industrial supply chain. This includes supply constraints in the space sector that are hampering the manufacturing of military satellites.“This is an incredibly important issue,” Carla Zeppieri, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Resilience, said during a Pentagon press briefing.“Single sources of supply is a problem across the industrial base,” noted Laura Taylor-Kale, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy.Zeppieri said risks tied to “single sources” and “fragile sources” of critical components in the defense supply chain are among the issues addressed in the newly released National Defense Industrial Strategy Implementation Plan.The unclassified version of the plan highlights measures to strengthen domestic manufacturing for defense purposes and increase supply...
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Avio picks developer for first US rocket motor production facility
30 Oct
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Avio picks developer for first US rocket motor production facility

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Inside Avio’s manufacturing site in Colleferro near Rome, Italy. Credit: Avio / Michele D'OttavioTAMPA, Fla. — Italian rocket maker Avio plans to set up its first solid motor production facility in the United States in 2028 to capture growing demand in the space and defense markets.The company’s recently established U.S.-based subsidiary said Oct. 29 that it has contracted real estate development firm ACMI Properties to pick a location for the factory in the first half of 2025.While the facility’s core focus would be on missiles for U.S. government tactical needs, following a contract with defense contractor Raytheon and a partnership with the U.S. Army, Avio USA CEO James Syring said there is also strong demand for boosters from commercial space launchers.“The demand signal was very, very strong on the defense tactical side,” said...
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Astron Systems focuses on reusuable two-stage rocket
30 Oct
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Astron Systems focuses on reusuable two-stage rocket

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Helen Goody, former European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre officer, pictured with Astron Systems co-founders Kieran Jones-Tett (left) and Rafal Sokolowski (right). Credit: Astron SystemsSAN FRANCISCO – U.K. startup Astron Systems intends to develop a fully reusable two-stage rocket to transport about 360 kilograms to low-Earth orbit.“The main driver of cost and time for putting stuff into space is production and assembly,” Eddie Brown, Astron Systems founder and CEO, told SpaceNews. “If you can spread out that cost over many flights, the per-flight cost can be a lot lower. And you can ramp up to a higher cadence and be much more responsive to customer schedules.”Astron Systems, founded in 2021 and located at the Harwell Science Campus in England, is one of 12 startups in the Fall 2024 class of the...
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Pentagon’s commercial satellite internet services program soars to $13 billion
30 Oct
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Pentagon’s commercial satellite internet services program soars to $13 billion

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Top Stories Tamfitronics A U.S. Air Force service member prepares a Starlink modem for a performance test at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Credit: U.S. Air ForceWASHINGTON — The Defense Department is increasing its projected spending on low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet services more than tenfold, responding to surging demand from across the military, SpaceNews has learned.The military’s Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services program, launched just last year with a $900 million ceiling, has been expanded to $13 billion by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the Space Systems Command, a spokesperson confirmed.The dramatic jump in funding underscores how vital high-speed satellite internet has become for military operations, as all branches clamor for the capabilities provided by services like SpaceX’s Starlink. The PLEO contract also is being expanded in anticipation of Amazon’s...
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