Aerospace & Defense

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Latest News in Aerospace & Defense

  • April 06, 2026

    Research Group Seeks To Block Fed's Divestment Efforts

    Federal actions threaten the National Center for Atmospheric Research's ability to forecast and prepare for weather disasters, a nonprofit research consortium said, urging a Colorado federal judge to block federal agencies and their leadership from taking further steps to dismantle the center.

  • April 06, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Questions Army Corps' Contract Award About-Face

    A Federal Circuit judge appeared skeptical on Monday over the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' about-face on the technical acceptability of a construction company's contract proposal, pressing a government attorney to explain how a once-acceptable proposal now has multiple deficiencies.

  • April 06, 2026

    X Corp. Says National Security AI Co. Failed To Pay Bills

    X Corp. told a Texas federal judge that San Francisco-based national security-centered AI company Zignal Labs Inc. failed to pay its bills relating to its access to X's data, saying Monday that Zignal owes almost $1 million in unpaid bills.

  • April 06, 2026

    SpaceX Seeks C-Band Airwaves For Next-Gen Satellite

    SpaceX called on the Federal Communications Commission to make sure an upcoming auction of airwaves in the upper C-band allows next-generation satellite services to flourish alongside terrestrial wireless.

  • April 06, 2026

    PTAB Memo Recenters Discretion On US Manufacturing

    Read alongside recent Federal Circuit decisions, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires' memo on patent denial considerations emphasizes domestic manufacturing in a way that the International Trade Commission does not require, says Brandon Theiss at Volpe Koenig.

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