The union covering Boeing aerospace workers has a gripe about the business practices of EADS, whose executives may have acted upon insider information in stock trading, reports Donna Borak of Associated Press. The union would like for the Air Force to oust the Northrop Grumman-EADS North America team from the KC-X tanker competition. Of course, the Air Force needs to keep the Northrop team to preserve a competition. And, there’s the legislative aspect, with Alabama lawmaker Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) tacking a “merit, not politics” provision on the 2008 defense authorization bill.
SDA’s Next Phase of Data Transport Satellites on Hold
June 30, 2025
The long-term future of one of the Space Development Agency’s two satellite constellations is on hold as officials study the options for replacing a planned “data transport layer” with one or more commercial solutions. President Trump’s proposed 2026 defense budget...