Military spending, tracking space junk, and celestial navigation this week on Rapid Fire

NASHUA, N.H., 15 Jan. 2014.Military spending takes a cut in the 2014 congressional appropriations bill, Lockheed Martin will continue tracking space junk, and celestial navigation comes to battlefield laser designators highlight this week's Rapid Fire interview with John Keller and Ernesto Burden of Military & Aerospace Electronics.

Each week the Military & Aerospace Electronics exclusive Rapid Fire interview at Google Hangouts highlights and discusses the top three stories of this week, chosen by John Keller, chief editor of Military & Aerospace Electronics.

Readers can see the top three stories for Rapid Fire this week online. Click on the headlines below for details and complete stories.

Military spending takes cuts in approps bill

Lockheed to continue tracking space junk to help prevent collisions between spacecraft and debris

Laser target designators augment GPS with celestial navigation to enhance accuracy