Business/Financial

By Ann Roosevelt Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter yesterday issued an acquisition decision memorandum (ADM) that brings to an end the Future Combat System (FCS) in its current form. "I […]

By Calvin Biesecker SAIC [SAI] yesterday confirmed that Walt Havenstein, the departing chief of BAE Systems‘ United States-based division, will become its new CEO in September, succeeding Ken Dahlberg who […]

By Calvin Biesecker Britain’s BAE Systems said yesterday that Walt Havenstein, the head of its operations in the United States, will be stepping down this Friday; the company said that […]

By Geoff Fein While General Atomics and the Navy continue to work to prove the ability to catapult aircraft from a carrier using electricity instead of steam, the company is […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Boeing [BA], Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] industry team said the prototype Airborne Laser (ABL) successfully conducted its […]

Two Arianespace-led Russian Soyuz spacecraft each will launch two Galileo navigational satellites next year two begin construction of the navigational constellation, the company announced. The European Space Agency aims to […]

The Max Launch Abort System (MLAS)launched from Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va., this morning. That test had been set for Saturday, but was delayed to today because of […]

Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] delivered two launch abort system (LAS) motors for the Orion crew exploration vehicle to White Sands Missile Range, N.M. They are set for integration and preparation […]

The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-O, or GOES-O, will launch Friday in a window of 6:14 p.m. to 7:14 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. GOES-O is the […]

An Atlas V solid rocket motor passed a burst test, a contractor reported. The burst test and re-qualification of the upgraded Atlas V Solid Rocket Motor composite case was conducted […]