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Jun 21, 2024
The newcomer joins incumbents ULA and SpaceX on the Space Force’s launch vendor list.
Jun 21, 2024
The agency needs more than the Defense Department’s space collision avoidance services to keep its satellites out of harm’s way.
Jun 19, 2024
Public spotlight again focuses on the Ospreys as tiltrotors will not return to full operations for a year.
Jun 18, 2024
The service is exploring the future of narrowband satellite communications as its legacy Mobile User Objective System approaches the end of its life span.
Jun 17, 2024
Launching a war on drug cartels, ending the Russia-Ukraine war and expanding missile defense all have potential consequences.
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Oct 31, 2025
Norway is spending NOK1 billion ($99 million) to enhance its Nasams surface-to-air missile capability.
Oct 30, 2025
Wilsbach will replace Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, who announced in September he would retire just two years into a typical four-year term.
Oct 30, 2025
L3Harris is looking for some quick DOD program decisions once the shutdown ends, with CEO Christopher Kubasik projecting an end to the situation in November.
Oct 30, 2025
Since Kyiv's plan to purchase up to 150 Gripen fighters was announced, a key question has been how the program would be funded.
Oct 30, 2025
Taiwan has long sought to incorporate a fifth-generation capability into its fighter fleet, but the efforts have thus far been unsuccessful.
Oct 29, 2025
The U.S. Air Force is only set, for now, to pair Collaborative Combat Aircraft with the Lockheed Martin F-22.
Oct 29, 2025
An official new report lays out the U.S. Air Force plan to comply with minimum fighter force levels set by Congress fiscal 2030.
Oct 29, 2025
The U.S. Air Force plans to phase out older F-35s instead of upgrading them to the Block 4 standard.