SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
The Space Systems Command’s commercial space office awarded Viasat a $307 million contract to provide satellite communications services for the U.S. Marine Corps. The deal underscores continued U.S. reliance on commercial satcom providers to deliver deployable communications capability to warfighters.
NBC News
• Corky Siemaszko, Denise Chow
By NBC News: The files have been a source of intrigue and fascination for generations of skeptical Americans wondering if we’re alone in the universe.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: The US Air Force plans to add up to 12 aircraft to its existing orderbook for 10 of the electronic attack jets. Military systems integrator L3Harris expects to secure a significant number of new US orders for its EA-37B Compass Call electronic-attack aircraft in the coming years.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: The US Senate has passed the Maverick Act, which could preserve three retired F-14 Tomcats and possibly return one to flight.
Breaking Defense
• Agnes Helou
By Breaking Defense: “The initial sale was made for the first batch of 20 Block 10 aircraft. This is the first order. Over time, we expect the numbers to increase,” Turkish Aerospace CEO Mehmet Demiroglu told Breaking Defense.
The War Zone
• Howard Altman
By The War Zone: The attack comes as the UAE claims it was struck again by Iran and hours after the U.S. and Iran exchanged blows. Add TWZ (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results.
DefenseNews.com
• Daniel Terrill
By DefenseNews.com: Enlisted Marines with Hornet specialties will be offered retraining, reassignment or career dead ends.
DefenseNews.com
• Michael Peck
By DefenseNews.com: For Marines who have toiled over assembling airfields in austere environments, relief may be on the way.
Unmanned Airspace
• Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Breaking Defense
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
