In a $1.5 trillion U.S. defense spending proposal for fiscal 2027 filled with superlatives, arguably no organization made out better than the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group (DAWG).
Anduril is working on hypersonic strike systems and large air vehicles, pushing its defense technology portfolio beyond subsonic cruise missiles and CCA.
U.S. forces in a large-scale and complex rescue operation retrieved a downed and injured U.S. Air Force airman after more than two days deep inside Iran.
The four Artemis II crewmembers continued their outbound journey from Earth to the Moon on April 3, 99,900 mi. from Earth and 161,750 mi. from their lunar destination.
U.S. startup Hydroplane plans to hover-test a hydrogen-electric propulsion system in a light helicopter under an extension to a small-business contact awarded by the U.S. Army.
The White House is seeking a $1.15 trillion discretionary budget for the Pentagon in fiscal 2027, bolstered by another $350 billion in mandatory spending through the reconciliation process.
The French and Japanese governments have committed to developing a satellite deorbiting mission in the next five years through a joint industry agreement.
As a new class of low-cost cruise missiles nears the development stage, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is proposing to push the technology further by adding swarming behaviors.
DARPA has revealed interest in developing a new class of air-to-air missiles in which the top design requirement is mass production rather than maximizing performance.
The U.S. Air Force has taken another step toward a major production extension for its KC-46A tanker, notifying Boeing on April 1 of an upcoming contract for 75 of the aircraft.
With launch costs slashed in recent years, one startup is targeting what it sees as the next barrier in space: making it cheaper—and easier—to actually operate there.
A Ukrainian pilot program that has opened the country's air defense to the private sector has resulted in the first successful engagements of Russian drones.
Astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft Integrity awoke midway through their first sleep cycle since launch on April 1 to oversee an orbit-raising maneuver.
