Guidance and control systems determine and regulate everything from the trajectory of a vehicle to how much fuel it burns and when. Thus, these systems are vital to the performance of satellites, rockets, and spacecraft in orbit and when moving through...

A guidance system is a device or group of devices used to navigate a ship, aircraft, missile, rocket, satellite, or other craft. Typically, this refers to a system that navigates without direct or continuous human control. Systems that are intended to...

A string of recent shootdowns of Army and contractor helicopters in Iraq signals a new and troubling "intensity of effort" by insurgents, the commandant of the Marine Corps said Thursday.Gen. James Conway said the Marines do not believe that one of their CH-46 troop transport...

The CEO of an electronics supply company is charged with shipping closely guarded U.S. computer technology to India for use in missiles and other weapon systems.Working with Indian government officials, Cirrus Electronics founder Parthasarathy Sudarshan ordered computer equipment from U.S. manufacturers using falsified documents about...

Up to three American Airlines jets carrying passengers will be outfitted with anti-missile technology this spring in the latest phase of testing technology to protect commercial planes from attack.An American Airlines spokesman said Friday that the test will determine how well the anti-missile system holds...