The Pentagon notifies the General Electric-Rolls Royce F136 team that is has terminated the contract for the engine’s development. The two companies announce May 5 their intention to continue funding the F-35 strike fighter alternate engine development program through Fiscal 2012 out of pocket.
The Senate Armed Services subcommittee on strategic forces heard testimony from the Defense Department’s top missile defense leaders and demanded to know why the Missile Defense Agency's proposed $9.6 billion fiscal 2023 budget will not yield more reliable defense against hypersonic weapons already being fielded by adversaries, including Russia on…