Lockheed Martin will pay the US government $10.5 million to settle a lingering dispute dealing with overpayments made by the Air Force years ago for work on the now-retired Titan IV space launch vehicle. The Wall Street Journal reported May 13 (requires subscription) that, without acknowledging any wrongdoing, the company has agreed to provide that sum to resolve the row that ensued when USAF and Pentagon auditors accused it of manipulating billings on the Titan IV contract from 1998 to 2001 to request interim progress payments to which it was not entitled. The Pentagon identified the overpayments in 2004.
‘Angry Kitten’ EW Pod Tested on Search-and-Rescue HC-130
April 17, 2026
The Air Force recently tested its “Angry Kitten” electronic warfare pod on an HC-130J during Exercise Bamboo Shield, showing the pod can turn the rescue platform into a command-and-control node and protect it from enemy radars.The tests follow what could be the pod’s first use in combat after it was…