The Air Force’s $10000 toilet cover, Washington Post “Loren Thompson, a defense consultant who works for the Lexington Institute, a think tank that gets funding from defense contractors, said he is worried the military will be unable to buy next-generation weapons systems if it spends too much on overpriced spare parts.” Northrop Grumman CEO will step down, Washington Post “Loren Thompson, a defense consultant, said that when Warden was elevated […]
For some reason, Ron Paul has taken to Fox News to skewer SpaceX, Ars Technica “Three-time presidential candidate Ron Paul has written an opinion piece for Fox News that comes out swinging against SpaceX, accusing the company of benefiting from potentially having a monopoly on national security launches. The article also attacks US Sen. John McCain as a “lead sponsor” of provisions to give SpaceX a monopoly on launch services.” […]
CEO of @LockheedMartin Marillyn Hewson never resigned from White House Manufacturing Advisory Committee while other business leaders did 1/2 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) August 16, 2017 Instead CEO of @LockheedMartin Marillyn Hewson waited for many others to resign and then WH killed the board 1/2 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) August 16, 2017 Here are the business leaders who are – and aren’t – officially advising Trump, Business Insiders CEOs of […]
Keith’s 16 May update: According to NASA PAO there is “no Orion program interest in buying another Delta”. That said there have been meetings at NASA where this was openly discussed – since I have spoken to people who have been in those meetings. What constitutes “program interest” means different things to different people. If there is no interest in the topic then why do they talk about it at […]
Deep Space transport concept for going to/from Mars that #NASA showed at NAC today does not include @NASA_Orion. Orion is not going to Mars. pic.twitter.com/jkKiePrKyL — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 31, 2017 With new #NASA deep space transport concept @LockheedMartin won't be using this graphic any more since @NASA_Orion isn't going to Mars #NAC pic.twitter.com/3yBt0HWnZX — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 30, 2017 Bowersox notes that deep space transport concept does […]
BREAKING: Lockheed Martin shares fall 1.7% after Trump tweet about F-35 and F-18 programs; Boeing shares climb 0.6% https://t.co/ySV4w1Dx1b https://t.co/UKpj0AJtnk — CNBC (@CNBC) December 22, 2016 Based on the tremendous cost and cost overruns of the Lockheed Martin F-35, I have asked Boeing to price-out a comparable F-18 Super Hornet! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 22, 2016 Trump’s $440 billion weapon, Politico “What Trump is doing, by targeting specific […]
Trump's tweet about the F-35 program causes Lockheed Martin to lose $4 billion in market value https://t.co/puuJqJfGcX pic.twitter.com/hyPSAzMQDi — CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) December 12, 2016 Keith’s note: I wonder what will happen if/when Trump notices the cost overruns and delays for the SLS program and the contractors who build it?
Lockheed Martin Eliminated From NASA’s Cargo Competition, Wall Street Journal “NASA has quietly eliminated Lockheed Martin Corp. from a pending multibillion-dollar competition to ship cargo to the international space station starting in roughly three years, according to people familiar with the details.” Lockheed Martin Solution For NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services Designed For Reliable Space Cargo Delivery, Lockheed Martin “The Lockheed Martin CRS-2 solution brings many affordability benefits with it. Not […]
Aerojet weighs higher offer for Lockheed-Boeing venture – sources, Reuters “Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc is considering raising its $2 billion offer for United Launch Alliance, a rocket launch venture of Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp, but faces big hurdles after a public rejection of the bid last week, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. … The sources said Aerojet faces an uphill climb given growing tensions between […]
Aerojet makes $2 billion offer for Lockheed-Boeing joint venture: sources, Reuters “Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc has submitted a $2 billion offer to buy United Launch Alliance (ULA), a spacecraft launch services provider that is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co, according to sources familiar with the matter. Aerojet Rocketdyne board member Warren Lichtenstein, the chairman and chief executive of Steel Partners LLC, approached ULA President Tory […]
