U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
America’s launch sites are undergoing massive transformations to support a new era in space.
Operations & Safety

By Steve Trimble
Australia-based Hypersonix raised A$46 million ($30million) in a Series A round for various activities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A UK firm is adapting tech developed for smartphones and driverless automobiles to provide the navigational accuracy for a new generation of low-cost munitions.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
Voyager Technologies has acquired ExoTerra Resources, a Hall-effect propulsion developer, for an undisclosed amount.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is sending its newest aircraft carrier along with its embarked air wing and a group of support ships to the Caribbean.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The U.S. government shutdown may not have kicked off until the end of Q3, but its effects will be a common thread in upcoming defense earnings discussions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A product 30 years in the making passed a real-world evaluation with flying colors and now is set to enter Israel’s air and missile defense architecture.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has confirmed it has been selected to develop a conceptual design of Collaborative Combat Aircraft for the U.S. Navy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Amid increasing competition among the stars, the United States and its allies are asserting themselves more clearly on space control.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
This is providing fresh capital to help onboard new employees and advance flight testing of the Laila uncrewed hybrid eVTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force expects to launch the next Space Development Agency (SDA) mission on Oct. 14 from Vandenberg SFB, California, with six backup windows available, Space Launch Delta (SLD) 30 said Oct. 8.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
As Joby Aviation accelerates on its path to type certification of its S4 eVTOL air taxi, Chief Product Officer Eric Allison sat down with Aviation Week.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has seen its foreign military sales cases grow exponentially in the past four years.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Hoverfly Technologies, a manufacturer of tethered drone systems for the defense sector, has secured $20 million in a Series B funding round.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. startup Tidal Flight has been awarded an Air Force AFWERX contract to further develop its hybrid-electric Polaris seaplane.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. Department of Defense has invested a total of $79 million in two companies mining critical minerals in Alaska.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Arrays Labs has won a contract from Office of Naval Research to study the feasibility of using its formation-flying radar satellites to conduct AMTI missions.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The past fiscal year was one for the ages in terms of interest in U.S. missiles abroad.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy made waves when he disclosed that he wants refuelable space situational awareness satellites.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
The defense technology startup developing low-cost glide and guidance systems for ultra-long-range precision strikes has raised $3 million from investors.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
The head of U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command announced late Sept. 30 he would step down from the role, in the latest change to Air Force leadership.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has accepted the Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS) for operational use.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force finally has a formal nominee to be its top officer.
Defense

By Robert Wall
The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit has given the go-ahead for Anduril and Zone 5 to move forward on counter-uncrewed aircraft system efforts.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin the long-delayed F-35 Lot 18 production contract valued at $12.5 billion.
Aircraft & Propulsion