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The Air Force Test Center (AFTC) will deploy a new kind of weapon against a fearsome enemy this winter: precipitation.

Alloyed Turbojet Engine Readied For Flight With UK Defense Backing

ASA has awarded SpaceX a $946 million Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract extension for three additional missions to the International Space Station.

Rune Technologies wins $4.1 million U.S. Army contract to expand TyrOS software for autonomous resupply and casualty evacuation optimization.

The U.S. Space Force and the Defense Innovation Unit have tapped Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly to build prototype reconnaissance satellites.

Some European nations are doing what American leadership has requested: Ramp up the industrial base, the top U.S. Air Force officer in the region argues.

There is a disconnect on propulsion needs for future increments of Collaborative Combat Aircraft, a key industry player argues.

SpaceX on Sept. 18 backed off plans to launch its first orbital Starship-Super Heavy flight test until Sept. 28, six days later than previously targeted.

Joby Aviation says its J208 autonomous Cessna Caravan has completed a 3,199-mi. flight across the U.S. without control inputs from the safety pilot onboard.

Boeing Australia is moving MQ-28 Ghost Bat assembly to Toowoomba, Queensland, crediting advanced production and digital design for meeting speed and cost targets.

The Golden Dome air and missile defense program's first phase focuses on deterring a strike aimed at killing U.S. leadership and a limited attack by a rogue nation against the homeland.

Satellite manufacturer and operator Open Cosmos is aiming for its range of Earth-observation and telecommunications services to be fully operational within five years.

Vast is still planning to launch its Haven-1 demonstration space station early next year, CEO Max Haot said, after resetting the schedule earlier this year.

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GE is working with Boeing to finalize an ETOPS test package for the 777-9, underscoring that its upgraded mid-seal is not needed for the critical flight trials.

The Defense Innovation Unit’s Drone Dominance program has scored top-five performers for its Gauntlet II one-way attack drone mission areas.

Synspective Plans Additional SAR Constellation Through Shared Model

The proposed interceptor adds to a wide-ranging push by the U.S. Navy and other services to find ranging answers to the threat of Shahed-class drones and low-flying cruise missiles.

The U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command is now looking into how it can better improve readiness while remaining heavily deployed.

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of up to 48 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters to Saudi Arabia.

The U.S. Air Force is expected to tell lawmakers in the next few months how many Northrop Grumman B-21s it hopes to procure.

Pentagon and Lockheed Martin agree on a framework to boost AIM-260 missile production, pending congressional approval for multiyear funding.

A NASA inspector general’s evaluation of the agency’s information security program for fiscal 2026 rated it unchanged over the last five years and one level below what the Office of Management and Budget considers effective.