Pratt & Whitney says its ground-test F-35 Joint Strike Fighter engines have logged more than 4,000 system development and demonstration hours. The F135 jet engine is slated to power the F-35 in flight tests to begin next year.
The Space Development Agency says it’s on track to issue its next batch of missile warning and tracking satellite contracts this month after those awards were delayed by the Pentagon’s decision to divert funds from the agency to pay troops during this fall’s prolonged government shutdown.
