U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin Complete Flight Test of Future Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Reentry Vehicle

June 18, 2024 – The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] conducted a planned flight test of the unarmed, developmental Mk21A reentry vehicle in the Pacific Ocean on June 17.

Mk21A is the U.S. Air Force’s integrated reentry vehicle and the critical front-end of the service’s future intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) weapon system.

This flight test from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, tested Lockheed Martin’s Mk21A design components and technologies for the vehicle. It also continues Lockheed Martin’s leadership and expertise in developing effective and reliable reentry vehicle technology.

“This progress is built on a strong foundation—Lockheed Martin’s 65-plus years of demonstrated exceptional performance in reentry technologies and a pioneering digital engineering approach on this program from its beginning,” said Jay Watson, vice president of Strategic Reentry at Lockheed Martin. “We remain focused on delivering this capability for the warfighter as a trusted partner to the U.S. Air Force for ICBM reentry systems and modernization of the deterrent triad.”

This testing is done through Lockheed Martin’s Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract with the Air Force Nuclear Systems Center. Data collected during the event will further inform Mk21A design and future flight test activities. The company’s Mk21A program is on-schedule.

https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2024-06-18-US-Air-Force-and-Lockheed-Martin-Complete-Flight-Test-of-Future-Intercontinental-Ballistic-Missile-Reentry-Vehicle

An election integrity group is suing Burlington, Vermont's largest city, for allowing non-citizens to vote in its elections.

Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE) filed the lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of two registered voters who live in Burlington and asked the state court to declare "that authorization of noncitizen voting on matters involving the City of Burlington’s school board and education budget is unconstitutional and void."

Derek Lyons, president of RITE, said in a statement on Tuesday that "[a]ctivists are working overtime to undermine democracy in Vermont by extending the right to vote to noncitizens. This anti-democratic agenda is progressing at an alarming pace. It began in two small towns and has now reached Burlington, Vermont’s largest city."

"Non-citizen voting violates citizens’ inherent right to direct how their communities are governed. This is simple. U.S. jurisdictions should be governed by U.S. citizens," Lyons asserted. "The non-citizen voting movement achieves the left’s goal of legalizing foreign interference in American elections. It threatens the rule of law and must be stopped before it further infects Vermont and other states in this country. RITE is supporting this lawsuit to enforce the constitutionally protected rights of citizenship."

https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/election-integrity-group-sues-burlington-allowing-non-citizens-vote

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