US call for halting kinetic anti-satellite tests gets boost from UN vote

US call for halting kinetic anti-satellite tests gets boost from UN vote
US call for halting kinetic anti-satellite tests gets boost from UN vote

France just last week became the ninth nation to publicly join the moratorium — following Canada, New Zealand, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Switzerland, and Australia.

Lawmakers Slam SecNav Modly, Pentagon Silent After Speech On USS Roosevelt

Lawmakers Slam SecNav Modly, Pentagon Silent After Speech On USS Roosevelt
Lawmakers Slam SecNav Modly, Pentagon Silent After Speech On USS Roosevelt

When Modly called the fired captain “stupid,” one sailor yelled “what the f*ck?” At another point, another sailor yelled, “he was trying to help us!” When Modly said Crozier’s letter left some sailors demoralized, another shouted “no, they weren’t!” 

Don’t Retire U-2, Again! Sen. Feinstein, Rep. Schiff Urge Air Force To Postpone

Don’t Retire U-2, Again! Sen. Feinstein, Rep. Schiff Urge Air Force To Postpone
Don’t Retire U-2, Again! Sen. Feinstein, Rep. Schiff Urge Air Force To Postpone

WASHINGTON: Either Lockheed Martin’s legendary U-2 spy plane does things that Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk drone can’t, or it doesn’t. If the U-2 doesn’t, then, the Air Force argues, it should be retired by 2019. After several flip flops in recent years, that is the service’s current position: We need to retire the U-2 because we’re upgrading the…