Pat Host
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SpaceSpaceX Launches Turkmenistan Satellite
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) on Monday launched a satellite developed by Thales Alenia Space for Turkmenistan. Launch took place at 7:03 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, […]
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Air ForcePratt & Whitney Calls For Funding Of Component Program After F119 Engine Criticism
A Pratt & Whitney executive on Monday called on Congress to fund the Air Force’s Aircraft Engine Component Improvement Program (CIP) following a pair of critical reports from government watchdogs […]
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SpaceNASA Issues Orbital ATK Stop Work Notice Over JPSS-2 Protest
NASA issued Orbital ATK [OA] a stop work notice on April 8 after Ball Aerospace [BLL] protested the agency’s contract award for Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2). NASA spokeswoman Karen […]
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SpaceBolden Talks CRS-2 Award Slip, Technologies Reducing Human Risk
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on Thursday called the slip of an estimated contract award date for the second Cargo Resupply Services effort (CRS-2) a “good news story” due to an […]
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PentagonCarter Says DoD Fought Off Russian Hackers Earlier This Year
The Defense Department earlier this year fought off Russian hackers who accessed an unclassified network, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday. Carter said the hackers discovered an old vulnerability in […]
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Pentagon
DoD Unveils New Cyber Strategy In Silicon Valley Trip
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will unveil the Defense Department’s new cyber strategy during a presentation Thursday at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., according to a senior defense official. Carter […]
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Air ForceAir Force Expects UH-1N Helicopter Replacement Program Strategy This Summer
A key Air Force official expects the service to announce a timeline and acquisition strategy this summer for its UH-1N helicopter replacement program. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) chief […]
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InternationalPoland Picks Raytheon, Airbus For Major Procurements
Poland on Tuesday announced it picked Raytheon [RTN] and Airbus Group for a pair of big-ticket procurement items. Poland picked Airbus’ H225M Caracal helicopter for use by its defense forces […]
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Air ForceAir Force Optimistic About 3D Printing Capabilities For Satellites
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–A key Air Force officer is optimistic about the potential capabilities derived from creating satellites via additive manufacturing, better known as three-dimensional (3D) printing. “If the right engineering, […]
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Defense WatchDefense Watch
Antares Failure (One View). An Orbital ATK executive says “excessive bearing wear” in the turbopump of an Aerojet Rocketdyne engine, “main engine number one,” (ME-1) is “most probably” the cause […]