X-Band Comes to Hawaii: 
The Missile Defense Agency notes that the Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX) has completed its journey from Texas, arriving in Honolulu for refurbishment at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. The SBX, which is to be based in Adak, Alaska, this spring, will be able to move throughout the Pacific Ocean to support missile defense testing and defensive operations against ballistic missiles, say MDA officials.
Small satellites meant to improve the way the U.S. measures Earth’s magnetic field—an option to expand the military’s position, navigation, and timing enterprise—launched March 30 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif.