The industry continues to wonder about the U.S. Navy's F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter, which has been the next major contract expected to drop after the U.S. Air Force made it pick last month.
Astroscale U.S. plans to attempt two U.S. Space Force satellite refueling operations in geostationary orbit after its scheduled launch in the summer of 2026
Aspiring space station operator Vast says it has signed three international customers to fly payload facilities aboard its planned Haven-1 orbital outpost.
As the industry eagerly awaits the announcement of the winner of the competition for the F/A-XX 6th-generation naval fighter, there are many other lines of modernization efforts that the Navy is trying to address to increase its capabilities to better deal with current and future threats.
The U.S. and French militaries recently conducted a “first-ever” bilateral rendezvous and proximity operation in space, says the U.S. Space Command’s commander.
JetZero is projecting a 30% reduction in the amount of time its in-development blended-wing body aircraft would need to be taken out of service for maintenance.
U.S. Space Command is co-sponsoring a $20 million effort to build up U.S. on-orbit maneuvering capabilities, its commander, Gen. Stephen Whiting, says.
The combat aircraft that emerges from the trinational Global Combat Air Program could have twice the payload of the F-35A, Royal Air Force officials say.
The National Reconnaissance Office expects to launch a trio of missions this month, two of which will be used to build out its growing satellite constellation.
Given price competition from SpaceX, ULA expected to emerge from the Space Force’s NSSL Phase 3 competition with a smaller mission percentage, the CEO says.
Dual-use Earth science data could hold sway as NASA reportedly prepares for the possible termination of missions on the Trump administration’s chopping block.
