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SpaceSpaceX Kickstarts Work On New Mars Rocket
SpaceX has begun “serious development” of a new rocket that it plans to use to start colonizing Mars in the 2020s, company founder Elon Musk announced Sept. 29. SpaceX has […]
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UncategorizedA-29 Aircraft Sale To Nigeria Clears Hill
A controversial proposal to sell 12 A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft to Nigeria is moving ahead after Congress took no action to block it. The U.S. State Department formally notified Capitol […]
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Australia To Create Space Agency
Australia’s government has decided to form a national space agency to coordinate and lead the country’s space activities, which are scattered across many agencies. Michaelia Cash, Australia’s acting minister for […]
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Air ForceAir Force To Hold First GBSD Review Since Contract Awards
The U.S. Air Force, which awarded two contracts last month to mature designs for the Ground-based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), plans to hold the program’s first major review next month, a […]
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Missile DefenseDoD Seeks Funding Shift To Boost Missile Defense
The Department of Defense has asked Congress to approve shifting $416 million in previously approved funds to beef up missile defenses and other anti-missile efforts, a DoD official said Sept. […]
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BudgetDoD Seeks Funding Shift To Boost Missile Defense
The Department of Defense has asked Congress to approve shifting $416 million in previously approved funds to beef up missile defenses and other anti-missile efforts, a DoD official said Sept. […]
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Air ForceAir Force To Test Directed Energy Weapons Against Small Drones
The U.S. Air Force plans to conduct an experiment in fiscal year 2018 using directed energy weapons to counter small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The experiment will seek to determine […]
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InternationalA-29 Aircraft Sale To Nigeria Clears Hill
A controversial proposal to sell 12 A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft to Nigeria is moving ahead after Congress took no action to block it. The U.S. State Department formally notified Capitol […]
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Boeing, Lockheed Submit Bids For Air Force Huey Replacement
Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] have announced that they submitted bids for the U.S. Air Force’s UH-1N Huey helicopter replacement program. Boeing said late Sept. 13 that its MH-139 is based on Leonardo’s AW139, […]
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BudgetLawmaker Expects Gridlocked Hill To Finish Defense Authorization Bill
A key House member expressed confidence Sept. 26 that Congress will finish its work on the fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill despite Capitol Hill gridlock on many issues. The […]