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Mar 06, 2020
Commercial orbital debris mitigation services are on the horizon, but operators will expect low costs.
Mar 06, 2020
Elon Musk startled an Air Force audience by declaring fighters dead, but his opinion isn’t far off current acquisition strategy.
Mar 06, 2020
Triton production halted; Maxar sees geospatial services growth: FAA certifies training simulator and issues with nuclear modernization.
Mar 03, 2020
Can Ireland continue to rely on its British neighbors to meet its air defense needs, or should it stand on its own two feet?
Feb 27, 2020
Taking its cue from commercial venture capitalists, the Air Force is revamping the technology investment process.

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Jul 15, 2024
Defense tech startups raised $9.1 billion in the first half of 2024 compared to $34.9 billion for all of 2023 and $35.8 billion in 2022, a new report says.
Jul 15, 2024
The SASC says it wants a progress report on the Pentagon’s efforts to field new capabilities to monitor air or ground targets in real time from space.
Jul 12, 2024
Tehran’s proxies from the north and south launched 200 or so projectiles.
Jul 12, 2024
Russia plans to cancel the development of its future nuclear-powered Zevs (Zeus) space tug due to financial hurdles and a lack of suitable missions.
Jul 12, 2024
Aerospace and defense company Nammo plans to boost rocket-motor production capacity under a deal with the Norwegian government.
Jul 11, 2024
AFSOC has been undertaking the plan, called the Adaptive Airborne Enterprise, to have one airman control multiple UAS.
Jul 11, 2024
The U.S. Air Force is targeting development of ERAM—a new class of air-launched precision munition for Ukraine.
Jul 11, 2024
Selected to meet the initial Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (iAFSC) requirement, the Boeing E-7 will replace NATO's aging E-3 Sentry fleet by 2035.