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Latest News in Aerospace & Defense
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March 19, 2026
Ericsson Paid Terrorists At Americans' Expense, Families Say
Families of U.S. civilians and service members killed or wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan allege in a lawsuit filed in D.C. federal court that telecommunications giant Ericsson made protection payments to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, helping to fund the terrorist groups' efforts to kill and kidnap Americans.
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March 19, 2026
Ex-Judges Say Anthropic Case Doesn't Merit Court Deference
Nearly 150 former judges are backing Anthropic's fight against its designation as a "supply chain risk" by the U.S. Department of Defense, telling the D.C. Circuit in an amicus brief that the judiciary shouldn't simply defer to the executive just because it invokes national security.
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March 19, 2026
Senate Panel To Vote On Satellite Security Bills Next Week
U.S. senators next week will consider sending to the floor two bills designed to beef up satellite security, one of which had already gained bipartisan backing in the U.S. House of Representatives during the last Congress.
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March 19, 2026
Judge Certifies Military Reservist Class In Differential Pay Suit
A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge certified a class of military reservists who sued the U.S. government to recover the difference between active duty pay and pay received for their federal civilian jobs, finding there are enough reservists with common claims.
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March 19, 2026
Squires Concludes That Foreign Gov'ts Can't File AIA Petitions
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires said foreign governments cannot file patent challenges under the America Invents Act, providing the reasoning for his February rejection of a Chinese company's proceeding against an LG touch screen patent.
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- AGENCIES
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