Management of the Joint Unmanned Combat Air System (J-UCAS) transfers from DARPA to joint Air Force-Navy leadership. (The Quadrennial Defense Review issued in 2006 would cede the program to the Navy alone.)
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.
