by Editorial Staff | May 1, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * On Thursdaythe House Armed Services Committee voted to keep the A-10 operational for another year, with the 2016 defense policy bill including an amendment to prohibit the Air Force from retiring the plane. The amendment – proposed by Rep. McSally...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 30, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * On Wednesday the House Armed Services Committee shot down an amendment intended to transfer money from the F-35 program to the National Guard and Reserves as part of the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. Representative Jackie Speier pushed to shift...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 29, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The Air Force will test a plasma-based propulsion system on board a X-37B reusable space vehicle, in a joint effort between the The Air Force Research Laboratory, Space and Missile Systems Center, and Rapid Capabilities Office. A Hall thruster can provide...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 28, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The House Armed Forces Readiness Subcommittee is seeking clarification regarding F-35 basing criteria. The panel is asking the Secretaries of the Navy and Air Force to specify the methodologies leading to site selection, as well as a host of other related...
by Editorial Staff | Apr 27, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Europe * BAE Systems is looking to see what it might get were it to sell its services division. The parts for sale generate between one and two billion dollars per year and employ almost 8,000 people, a ratio about on par with non-technical professional services...
