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UncategorizedSenators Ask Hagel To Review Air Force Plans Reducing Number Of Competed EELV Launches
Eight senators recently asked Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to review the Air Force’s decision to reduce the number of competed Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) missions from 14 to seven […]
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UncategorizedAir Force Doesn’t Expect Eastern Range Issues To Affect West Coast DMSP-19 Launch
The Air Force doesn’t expect tracking radar issues on its East Coast space launch range to affect West Coast launches at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., despite the two ranges having similar […]
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UncategorizedAir Force Issues Contract For GPS III Space Vehicles 7, 8
The Air Force said recently it awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] nearly $246 million to procure Global Positioning System (GPS) III space vehicles seven and eight. The award is is a […]
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UncategorizedAir Force Pursues Western Range Command Destruct Modernization Effort
The Air Force recently sought information from industry for a program called Western Range Command Destruct Modernization (WRCDM), which would implement the Enhanced Flight Termination System (EFTS) by 2020, according […]
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UncategorizedBlumenthal Excludes RD-180 From Call To End Military Purchases From Russia
A key lawmaker’s call to halt all buys of military equipment from Russia does not include the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine used in United States national security space launches, sister […]
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UncategorizedHuntington Ingalls, Kinder Morgan Jointly Exploring Opportunities For Avondale
Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] on Friday said it has teamed with the energy company Kinder Morgan Energy Partners [KMP] to explore redevelopment opportunities for HII’s Avondale shipyard in Louisiana […]
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UncategorizedHuntington Ingalls, Kinder Morgan Jointly Exploring Opportunities For Avondale
Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] on Friday said it has teamed with the energy company Kinder Morgan Energy Partners [KMP] to explore redevelopment opportunities for HII’s Avondale shipyard in Louisiana, […]
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UncategorizedLockheed Martin Expects First Foreign Sale of LCS Hull This Year
Lockheed Martin [LMT] anticipates the first foreign sale of its international version of the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship sometime this year, a company executive said Friday. Joe North, vice […]
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UncategorizedRheinmetall To Supply Norway With New Military Logistics Trucks
Rheinmetall AG April 4 said it has a major order for military wheeled logistical vehicles from the Norwegian armed forces. The vehicles are made by Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV), […]
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UncategorizedOutrage Over Afghanistan Mi-17 Generates Sen. Blumenthal Call To Stop Buying From Russia
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Airland panel chairman is preparing a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry calling for a halt to all buys of military equipment from […]