The burgeoning space economy needs government regulation before it spins out of control, a young conservative House Republican congressman urged space-industry representatives Feb. 2.
The new U.S. defense budget to be published Feb. 9 will include initial development of an “arsenal plane” which would operate in conjunction with Lockheed Martin F-22s and F-35s and “act as a very large magazine,” according to Defense Secretary Ash Carter.
Both the MH-60R and MH-60S Seahawk helicopter models face testing challenges for certain specific missions, according to a recently released report by the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) office.
The U.S. Marine Corps is considering resetting its Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion heavy helicopter fleet in order to address concerns about poor reliability and readiness.
The U.K. defense ministry will spend £1.1 billion ($1.58 billion) on the modernization of fixed-wing flying training for the country’s three armed services.
While the proposed Aegis combat system improvements are generally going well, the U.S. Navy faces some testing hurdles, a recently released report by the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation office says.
With China on the rise and maritime territorial disputes growing in the Asia-Pacific region, Okinawa is becoming more important for U.S. strategic interests, according to the Congressional Research Service.
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. completed $37.2b acquisition of PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP. for $235 per share in all-cash transaction Jan. 29. BOEING has $2.47b U.S. Navy contract for 20 Lot III full-rate production P-8A aircraft for the Navy (16), and Australia (4). Work complete by December 2018.
Pakistan says it has successfully tested its nuclear-capable air-launched cruise missile, “Ra’ad,” a precision-guided munition that uses low-level flight maneuvers to avoid detection by air defense systems. Ra’ad, developed in Pakistan, has a range of about 350 km (217.5 mi.) and can be used on land or at sea. Lt. Gen. Mazhar Jamil, Pakistan’s director general of the strategic plans division, called the tests a “major step toward complementing Pakistan’s deterrence capability.”
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Feb. 2-3—19th Annual FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference, Washington, D.C. For more information go to www.spaceagenda.com/events/detail/2016-02-03_spaceport-uk
U.S. Air Force orders for the Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighter could be cut back in the fiscal 2017 budget, to be published Feb. 9, according to Katherine Blakeley, budget research fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.
U.S.-built electric microspray thrusters operating in the micro-Newton thrust range have checked out on the European Space Agency's Lisa Pathfinder gravity-wave spacecraft.
French defense procurement agency DGA has ordered four new Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules airlifters from the U.S. Air Force in an effort to make up for capabilities shortfalls and delayed deliveries of the Airbus A400M.
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s December memo directing the U.S. Navy to reduce its proposed Littoral Combat Ship buy and pick only one design raises a number of questions, according to a recent Congressional Research Service report.
