* The US Department of Justice announced that ATK Launch Systems Inc. agreed to a $37M settlement to resolve allegations that ATK sold dangerous and defective illumination flares to the Army and the Air Force. * Machinists from Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, TX, voted...
* The US Navy has published its request for information to get a replacement for FA-18E/F and EA-18G Growlers “in the 2030 timeframe”, following a mention of the tentative aircraft in the latest 30-year aviation funding plan. This is a Pre-Material...
* The US is considering extending joint operations with its allies to military space and cyberspace. * The Economist is giddy about the convergence of new materials, online collaboration, 3D printing and more effective robots leading to another manufacturing...
* The Pentagon released a report [PDF] on space export control policy after it reviewed, in cooperation with the Department of State, whether satellites and their components could be taken off the United States Munitions List (USML). They found that other countries...
* NATO, Australia hope to be able to rely on Afghan forces to fight the Taliban by next year: Washington Times | US Joint Chiefs of Staff | NYT | Speech by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard. * US Senator Richard Lugar [R-IN], ranking member of the Senate...
