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Cuts to NASA aeronautics budgets are undermining critical research for the Next Generation Air Transportation (NGATS) program, an Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) leader told Congress. AIA includes as members the...

The Army gave Lockheed Martin [LMT] $36 million for Army Tactical Missile System unitary product improvement missiles, the company announced. First flight of the improved system is expected in January...

A first-stage booster motor for a Navy intermediate range ballistic missile (SLIRBM) fired successfully in a test, according to Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] and Alliant Techsystems [ATK]. The companies test...

Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] advanced an Army satellite communications program, the company announced. Northrop delivered an advanced and compact power amplifier for the Army capable of enabling transformation of battlefield...

NASA issued a request for information for contractors supplying pyrotechnic products to be used on the upper stage of the future Crew Launch Vehicle. Specifically, the space agency is interested...

Emerging from the elation of a first-rank performance in the Space Shuttle Discovery mission to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA now faces a sobering series of challenges extending over...

Myriad launches are keeping launch pads busy, according to announcements: In mid-July, there will be a missile defense test involving the Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system. No sooner than Aug....

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, has 10 launches on its manifest, according to the company. Late this year, SpaceX will use the Falcon 1 rocket in a launch for...

The kill vehicle divert thruster for the Multiple Kill Vehicle Payload System completed initial testing, Lockheed Martin [LMT] stated. The test series demonstrated the feasibility of using a divert and...

By Jason Bates The Air Force failed to follow federal regulations in awarding a contract to The Boeing Co. [BA] to develop a sensor for a next-generation government weather satellite,...