GSSAP Launch Scrubbed

The launch of the first two new Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites was scrubbed Wednesday “due to an issue with the ground support equipment environmental control system that supports the launch vehicle,” Air Force Space Command spokeswoman Capt. Caitlin...

Lockheed Martin Selected for USAF Hosted Payload Initiative

The Air Force selected Lockheed Martin for its Hosted Payload Solutions initiative, making the company “eligible to competitively bid on future payload hosting opportunities covered under a $495 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract,” the company announced Wednesday. The initiative...

House Panel Hears Conflicting Views on Missile Defense

A House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee hearing July 23 heard sharply varying views on the status and need for the nation’s ballistic missile defense program, with the witnesses and the panel members tilted to the pro-defense side. Subcommittee Chairman...

JAGM Dual-Mode Sensor Strikes Target During Test

Lockheed Martin announced a successful test firing of the dual-mode guidance system on its Joint Air-to-Ground missile, hitting a moving target. In a July 23 release, Lockheed said the JAGM flew 6.2 kilometers, about four miles, and initially acquired the...

Building a Regional Strategy for ISIL

US allies in the Arabian Gulf are reappraising their views on militant groups aligned with al-Qaeda, some of whom were fighting the Assad Regime in Syria, senior Defense Department and State Department officials said Wednesday on Capitol Hill. The conversation...

Missouri’s Air National Guard Steps Up

The 131st Maintenance Group recently became the first all-Air National Guard B-2 maintenance team to support the stealth aircraft’s operations outside of Whiteman AFB, Mo., announced base officials. In June, Air Guardsmen from the 131st flew to Nellis AFB, Nev.,...

Downsizing in Afghanistan and Back Home

Gen. Dennis Via, commander of the Army Materiel Command, said July 23 his efforts to improve efficiency as he downsizes his vast industrial complex in pace with the Army’s deep force structure cuts are handicapped by the inability to close...