Budget
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BudgetDefense Department Getting Ready For More Cuts, But Wants Time, Carter Says
A confluence of ideas and events have come together to make it hard for the Defense Department to make its case for avoiding across the board cuts, a top official […]
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BudgetNavy, ULA Readies For Friday’s MUOS Launch
The Navy and launch partner United Launch Alliance (ULA) have readied for Friday’s potential 8:48 a.m. EST launch of the sea service’s second Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) communications satellite, […]
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BudgetSASC Members Want More Sequestration Detail
Senators said they want more information on how the Pentagon would fare under “sequestration” next year, saying data Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel shared last week does not tell them enough […]
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Air ForceAir Force To Add 1,200 To 1,500 Cyber Jobs, Shelton Says
U.S. Cyber Command’s (CYBERCOM) Air Force component will likely add between 1,200 and 1,500 largely civilian cyber jobs to help the service and the combatant command bolster their cyber defense […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Delivers GPS III Antenna Assemblies For Integration
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has completed, and is preparing to install, the navigation, communication and hosted payload antenna assemblies for the first satellite of the next generation Global Positioning System (GPS) […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Northrop Grumman $173 Million Litening Sustainment Contract
The Air Force recently awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $173 million performance-based logistics (PBL) contract to provide support and sustainment services for the Litening advanced targeting system, according to a […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s Space Fence Award Could Be Further Delayed, Shelton Says
The Air Force’s contract award for its multi-billion dollar next-generation space surveillance radar known as Space Fence could be further delayed as the Pentagon determines whether it can afford it […]
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Air ForceAir Force Announces Resumption Of Flight Training
The Air Force said Monday flight training would temporarily resume for numerous units after a three-month halt due to budget reductions from sequestration. The return to flight was made possible […]
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BudgetHouse Could Have Limited Debate On DoD Budget This Week
The House could take up the defense appropriations bill later this week while operating under a rule allowing debate on only a limited number of amendments. House members have until […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin’s GPS III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed Validates Test Facilities
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Global Positioning System (GPS) III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST) successfully completed a series of high-fidelity pathfinding events that validate the process and the facility GPS III satellites […]