The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) is ordering 36 additional missile warning/tracking and missile defense satellites that build upon existing contracts for the next phase of the agency’s Tracking Layer.
The FAA has closed its mishap investigation into SpaceX’s last Starship-Super Heavy flight test, clearing the company for another attempt to demonstrate its next-generation reusable superheavy lift system as early as July 16.
Auxilium Biotechnologies says it has bioprinted kidney, liver and cartilage tissues, as well as nerve repair implants, aboard the International Space Station.
TransDigm Group announced July 13 it will not acquire Stellant Systems from its private equity owners, marking a rare, failed takeover attempt due to U.S. regulatory resistance.
National Reconnaissance Office Director Christopher Scolese retired July 10 after leading the intelligence agency since 2019, an agency announcement says.
A new Air Force Research Laboratory request for information seeks to lay the groundwork for rocket-based combined cycle propulsion system featuring a rotating detonation rocket engine core.
The U.S. Space Force intends to award launch task orders that will begin filling out new constellations for the Space Data Network and space-based air moving target indication (AMTI) by the end of fiscal 2026.
Dassault says it has demonstrated the use of its Rafale fighter in cooperation with an uncrewed air vehicle in a mock attack on an adversary’s air defenses.
The Earth Fire Alliance’s three FireSats reached orbit and will undergo about three months of testing and checkout ahead of nominal operations at year-end.
The U.S. Air Force will go ahead with keeping a two-pilot crew for its new B-21 bomber, despite a push from the prior leader of Air Force Global Strike Command.
The U.S. Army has kicked off a competition to build an interceptor with a goal of testing within the next several months and possibly fielding it within a year.
