Anduril

By Steve Trimble
Anduril plans to conduct three company-funded tests of a hypersonic vehicle launched by a Rocket Lab rocket, the launch company said May 7.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Rheinmetall would plan to build Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bats collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) at its facility that is also building Lockheed Martin F-35 parts if it can convince the German government to buy the drone.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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By Vivienne Machi
Anduril Industries has gathered five industry partners to support its work on the U.S. Space Force’s space-based interceptor program, the company says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
Lockheed is planning self-funded demonstration flights to show not only technical capability for rendezvous and proximity operations, but also the ability to do so “at scale."
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has identified the 12 companies currently on contract to develop space-based interceptors ahead of a planned 2028 demonstration.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Several new programs have arisen to drive low-cost munitions into service more quickly and at higher volumes than ever before.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force has launched market research for the Family of Affordable Mass Missiles-Beyond Adversary’s Reach (FAMM-BAR).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A member of the PW500 turbofan family is selected for Northrop’s self-funded, single-engine CCA design, the company said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Official photos reveal a distinct similarity to the Zone 5 Technologies Rusty Dagger.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force kicked off testing for the Anduril YFQ-44A prototypes assigned to the Experimental Operations Unit to help learn tactics and procedures for a new class of Collaborative Combat Aircraft now in development.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has picked 14 vendors to build space domain awareness satellites over the next decade for a new constellation in geosynchronous orbit.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. said it paused operations with its YFQ-42A prototype following a mishap after takeoff at its airport in California.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Anduril is working on hypersonic strike systems and large air vehicles, pushing its defense technology portfolio beyond subsonic cruise missiles and CCA.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force will soon launch the next “giant leap” in testing for a cruise missile program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Anduril has started assembling more prototypes of the autonomous YFQ-44 fighter at the newly opened Arsenal-1 weapons production complex near Columbus, Ohio.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Anduril did not win a $20 billion check from the U.S. Army on March 13, as announced, but instead a consolidated contracting vehicle.
Supply Chain

By Vivienne Machi
Anduril is expanding its space domain awareness portfolio with plans to acquire commercial provider ExoAnalytic Solutions.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Commercial space station developer Vast says it has secured $500 million in additional funding to help underpin plans to deploy its Haven orbital outpost.
Space Exploration

By Brian Everstine
Both of the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes are flying with mission autonomy as the service is preparing both for more intensive tests and production decisions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force has begun a new phase in testing its Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Anduril plans to soon begin flying YFQ-44A prototypes controlled by Shield AI mission autonomy software in the U.S. Air Force’s CCA program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The adoption of artificial intelligence in defense will by 2030 have moved from an ambition to a reality, industry officials said here at the Singapore Airshow.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A weapons and combat aircraft manufacturing complex is rising out of Ohio soybean fields, representing Anduril’s bid to disrupt the defense industrial base.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
An Anduril-made sensor passively detected and targeted another aircraft from an autonomously commanded Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) for the first time.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare