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By Guy Norris
As Virgin Galactic continues assembly of the first of its new Delta-class spaceplanes, the company has revealed an early research mission will be flown with an all-Purdue University payload crew.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
Firefly Aerospace is looking at potential ways to secure a share of the space-based interceptor market emerging from the Pentagon’s Golden Dome effort.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
RTX and Shield AI will supply the software “brains” for the first increment of the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) fleet, sources say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is to manufacture startup Elroy Air’s Chaparral for delivery to U.S. commercial and defense customers under an exclusive agreement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Innospace says it has completed qualification testing for the Hanbit-Nano first-stage engine, clearing the way for the inaugural flight of the two-stage rocket.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The SDA and FAA are close to resolving an ongoing limitation on transmitting Link 16 data from space over the continental U.S., the acting director says.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Pratt & Whitney has teamed up with Czech Republic-based PBS Group on the development of a next-generation APU for commercial and military aircraft platforms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
South Korean defense contractor Hanwha Group has appointed Alex Wong, a former Trump administration official, as global chief strategy officer.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
NASA has selected 10 candidates from more than 8,000 applicants to begin two years of primary astronaut training.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
NASA has awarded Blue Origin a task order worth up to $190 million to deliver its Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover to the Moon's surface.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force on Sept. 18 released a request for prototype proposals for space-based interceptors, with responses due Oct. 2.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Both programs for presidential airlift are progressing on schedule, according to U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force needs to field the Boeing F-47 quickly now that production has started on the initial aircraft, the service’s top officials say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. is “pushing hard” to maintain control in the space domain, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Sept. 22.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force will have a chief of staff when its current uniformed leader retires in early November, the service's boss says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX launched the National Reconnaissance Office’s latest mission to build out its proliferated satellite architecture in low Earth orbit.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Air Force researchers revealed plans to fire an affordable hypersonic missile in early December under the newly unveiled Angry Tortoise project.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Sonny Butterworth
Marss has wrapped up flight testing of its counter-drone interceptor UAS and is now eyeing full-rate production as it courts global customers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China's PLAN has released video confirming the launch and recovery of three fixed-wing aircraft types from the a new EMALS-equipped carrier carrier Fujian.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Voyager Technologies, which focuses on space tech and defense, has become the latest company to turn to an acquisition to bolster its optical comms credentials.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA is joining forces with the NOAA to establish capabilities to monitor and forecast radiation hazards associated with rising solar activity.
Space Exploration

By Thierry Dubois
As demand for satellites and accompanying launches continues to grow, the supply chain in the space industry is having a hard time keeping up.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
Seven federal lawmakers have reintroduced bipartisan legislation to encourage the development of commercial spaceports.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Geospatial imagery has become a cornerstone of the international system to monitor nuclear activities, but inspectors are clamoring for better systems to aid their work.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
The UK Royal Navy’s Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group is testing “carrier hopping” in the Indo-Pacific to extend the reach of its Lockheed Martin F-35Bs.
Aircraft & Propulsion