‘Buying influence’: top US nuclear board advisers are tied to arms business Nine of 12 members of the commission charged with avoiding nuclear conflict have financial ties to defense contractors The Guardian - US · Nov 10, 2023
NASA finds a surprise asteroid NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew by the asteroid Dinkinesh, only to discover it is actually one of two asteroids Salon · Nov 7, 2023
Defense Stocks Like Lockheed Martin Have Jumped - Is It Too Late to Get In? Lockheed Martin is up over 12% to $444.17 on Oct. 20 from an Oct. 5 low of $395.54 based on Middle East war prospects. Investors may think it's too late to get in, but LMT stock still looks cheap. Barchart · Oct 22, 2023
Stock Index Futures Slip Ahead of Key U.S. Retail Sales Data, U.S. Bank Earnings on Tap December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are down -0.26%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are down -0.27% this morning as investors geared up for quarterly reports from more big banks and industry heavyweights while also awaiting crucial U.S. retail sales data. Barchart · Oct 17, 2023
Crashed F-35’s Software Maker Alleges Smear Campaign By Tesla CEO: ‘Elon Musk Isn’t Qualified To Lick The Boots Of My Raw Recruits’ A high-profile social media feud has erupted following the crash of a Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) F-35 fighter jet in South Carolina Zenger · Sep 21, 2023
What we know about the Marine Corps F-35 crash, backyard ejection and what went wrong The crash of an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in South Carolina over the weekend has raised numerous questions about what prompted the pilot to eject after experiencing a malfunction and how the $100 million warplane was able to keep flying pilotless for 60 miles before crashing The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023
What is OSIRIS-REx? Everything you need to know about the 1st NASA spacecraft to land on an asteroid OSIRIS-REx is due to make its return to Earth on Sept. 24. Here's everything you need to know about the mission and what it may reveal about the beginning — and the potential end — of life on Earth. LiveScience · Aug 28, 2023
2025 Ford Mustang GTD Debuts With Over 800 HP, Pushrod Suspension, Starts At $300K The Mustang GTD is available with optional active aerodynamic elements at the front and rear. Motor1 · Aug 18, 2023
Hunter 'home' to new multibillion-dollar missile defence system Williamtown will be at the 'heart' of Australia's defence against missiles. Newcastle Herald · Aug 15, 2023
Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures delivers 200th C-130J Super Hercules empennage An empennage is the tail structure located at the rear of an aircraft. Empennage assemblies produced by the company include the aircraft’s horizontal and vertical stabilisers along with leading edges and tip assemblies. The Hindu · Aug 9, 2023
Watch NASA's sci-fi-looking X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet roll out of the hangar (video) Lockheed Martin released a new video of NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet rolling out of the hangar at its Skunk Works plant in Palmdale, California. Space · Aug 4, 2023
Lockheed Martin’s $1.7 trillion F-35 fighter jet is 10 years late and 80% over budget—and it could be one of the Pentagon’s biggest success stories How America's biggest defense contractor turned a military spending fiasco into a business victory. Fortune · Aug 2, 2023
Should You Buy RTX Stock After Earnings? RTX shares just had their worst day since the onset of COVID-19. Should investors buy the dip on this defense stock? Barchart · Jul 27, 2023
Bernie Sanders Opposes $886 Billion Defense Budget, Calls For Focus On Climate Change, Healthcare Senator raises concerns over high military spending, wastefulness in Pentagon, and corporate profiteering from defense contracts. Zenger · Jul 26, 2023
The Guardian - US · Jul 24, 2023 The Pentagon doesn’t need $886bn. I oppose this bloated defense budget As a nation, the time is long overdue for fundamental changes to our national priorities
Space · Jul 21, 2023 Asteroid sample incoming: OSIRIS-REx team preps for September landing of Bennu bits Recovery teams are gearing up for the Sept. 24 landing of OSIRIS-REx's asteroid sample in the Utah desert.
Barchart · Jul 18, 2023 Stock Index Futures Muted Ahead of Key U.S. Retail Sales Data, U.S. Bank Earnings on Tap September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are down -0.03%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU23) are down -0.10% this morning as market participants braced for the next round of quarterly reports while also awaiting crucial U.S. retail sales data.
Space · Jul 15, 2023 These 3 Orion spacecraft will carry Artemis astronauts to the moon (photo) Three NASA Orion spacecraft for the agency's Artemis moon program are coming together at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Space · Jul 10, 2023 Boom! Watch an inflatable space habitat explode during testing (video) Lockheed Martin recently completed a successful burst test of the company's sub-scale inflatable space habitat, pushing past safety limits to explode the module at the company's Colorado facility.
Space · Jul 7, 2023 NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet looks ready to fly in new photos New photos of NASA's X-59 supersonic plane show the aircraft parked on the flight line as it prepares for a series of ground and initial flight tests.
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023 Defense industry dollars flowed to a Democratic senator after he gained a key role on spending Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is looking to win reelection in a race that could decide control of the Senate
Reuters · May 25, 2023 Taiwan says software problems delaying new F-16 deliveries Software problems are delaying the delivery to Taiwan of 66 advanced new F-16V fighter jets from the United States but the island still expects the full order to arrive by 2026, Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said on Thursday.
Salon · May 24, 2023 Defense contractors gouging taxpayers “The gouging that takes place is unconscionable,” said former top negotiator for Raytheon and, later, the Pentagon
Los Angeles Times · May 23, 2023 Is a four-day workweek as good as it sounds? California employees share what it’s really like OAKLAND, California — It’s after noon on a recent Wednesday, and the kitchen and patio at ThredUp’s Oakland headquarters are packed.
Orlando Sentinel · May 19, 2023 Blue Origin wins NASA contract to join SpaceX for moon landings Billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk officially have something else in common, as NASA awarded its second moon landing contract for the Artemis program to a large group of aerospace companies led by Blue Origin.