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Mar 10, 2020
"Ames Research Center is temporarily on mandatory telework status with restricted access to the center until further notice,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said March 9.
Mar 09, 2020
A top F-35 program official shared an operational anecdote highlighting the aircraft’s latent capability against surface-to-air missile systems.
Mar 09, 2020
Sikorsky has sent CH-53K King Stallion training devices to a U.S. Marine Corps base in preparation for receiving students to learn how to fly and repair the heavy-lift helicopter.
Mar 09, 2020
BWX Technologies, Westinghouse Government Services and X-energy each received contracts to start a two-year design phase under Project Pele.
Mar 09, 2020
New data from independent arms trackers show U.S. defense prime contractors and other weapon providers grew their arms exports by 23% in the second…
Mar 06, 2020
As the U.S. Defense Department’s Project Pele nears contract awards to develop a deployable nuclear reactor design, defense officials have revealed a separate project now underway to demonstrate a commercially developed 2MWe (megawatt electrical) nuclear reactor on a U.S. military installation by 2027. 
Mar 06, 2020
Australia will sell up to 46 Boeing F/A-18A/B Hornet fighters to red-air operator Air USA for U.S. Air Force training, Defense Industry Minister Melissa Price said, although only 38 aircraft appear to be available for the deal.
Mar 06, 2020
Japan has decided to work mainly with U.S. partners in developing its Next Generation Fighter, with only limited technical cooperation with Britain, the other contender, the Nikkei newspaper said.