By Marina Malenic Lockheed Martin [LMT] and ATK [ATK] March 25 announced a teaming agreement to manufacture a modernized Athena rocket that could support both civil and military space launches. The new Athena will come with both two-stage and three-stage versions and will be available for launches beginning in 2012, said Al Simpson, the Lockheed Martin program manager for Athena. "As we look at where our customers are going, we decided to revive the Athena to help address some of…
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]
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