U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

A new data translation system meant to provide U.S. military space operators with a clearer picture of the heavens has entered operational trials.

KBR’s board unanimously OK’d the purchase, but it is subject to certain regulatory approvals prior to closing.

Senate authorizers want to take almost all of the remaining funding away from the U.S. Navy’s fiscal 2025 budget request for its next-generation F/A-XX fighter.

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.

As part of the review, the Pentagon rescinded the Sentinel program’s Milestone B approval from 2020.

Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach added to the uncertainty facing the F-22 replacement, saying there are no plans to retire the fighter.

Allies of NATO will sign a new defense industrial pledge during its annual summit this week in Washington.

After years of production delays and shortages, fighter OEMs are investing in in new facilities, manufacturing methods and labor to spark new growth.

A cannon-fired, off-board-guided, hypervelocity projectile could become a new, low-cost layer of the U.S. Army’s defenses against air and missile threats.

The Pentagon will continue with the Northrop Grumman LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program, despite an 81% cost increase.

The Australia department of defense announced on July 8 that it will procure an unspecified number of AeroVironment Switchblade 300 loitering munition systems.

The Biden administration is accelerating delivery of the much-needed interceptors by moving Ukraine to the front of the line.

Orbit Fab has successfully demonstrated the automated docking of its in-space refueling technology.

The next 18 months will be busy for United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) newest rocket, and no one is more aware of that fact than Tory Bruno.

Boeing executives revealed on June 26 that construction had started on a highly secure Advanced Combat Aircraft Facility in St. Louis.

Ansys’ semiconductor simulation tools will be optimized to meet the requirements of Intel Foundry’s process design kits.

Firefly Aerospace plans to use the Virginia-owned launchpad at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility for East Coast launches of its Alpha small-satellite rocket.

The White House appears set to allow American military contractors to travel and work in Ukraine to keep U.S.-provided weapons in operation.

The U.S. Air Force has relieved the leader of the LGM-35A Sentinel Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent program.

Next-Generation Air Dominance is in question as top service officials say the 2026 budget will include hard decisions.

A large, hybrid-electric-powered flying wing aircraft designed by Northrop Grumman now boasts a military designation number.

The Next-Gen OPIR program includes two satellites for use in geostationary orbit.

U.S. Air Force officials warn that resource constraints and shifting requirements put the Next Generation Air Dominance program’s existence at risk.

U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is in the market for a long-endurance reconnaissance drone that can land on water and discreetly wait for recovery.

The agency needs more than the Defense Department’s space collision avoidance services to keep its satellites out of harm’s way.