Defense officials advocate for diverse target-tracking architecture
Defense officials say a moving target indicator capability that includes both air and space assets is needed until the department defines its architecture.
Space
Varda lands third space capsule, carrying key hypersonic flight data
Funded by AFRL, Varda’s W-3 capsule landed May 13 at Koonibba Test Range in South Australia.
AI-enabled Valkyrie drone teases future of US Air Force fleet
“If I’m flying around in my fighter,” Col. Tucker Hamilton said, “I can imagine a world where I have multiple drones able to conduct some missions.”
UAE, Turkey collaborate on bombs for drones
Contractors Edge Group and Baykar plant to intensify their cooperation on weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Pentagon rewrites space classification policy to improve info-sharing
The policy, approved in late December, is itself classified, according to the Pentagon's assistant secretary of defense for space policy.
Rheinmetall Canada, Elistair pair robots and drones in test for Europe
Khronos deploys from a box and can stay aloft for 24 hours, while the Mission Master SP is capable of following troops and shuttling smaller payloads.
Congress approves Space Force part-timers, but still no Space Guard
A new Space Force structure approved in the 2024 defense policy law may create more flexibility for troops.
Defense innovation hindered by Cold War-era practices, experts say
A commission established by the Atlantic Council in 2022 issued 10 recommendations for helping DoD overcome innovation inertia in a Jan. 16 report.
US Navy’s four unmanned ships return from Pacific deployment
Four medium USV prototypes spent five months in the region working with the Navy-Marine team and allies to push the limits of concepts of operations.
Space Development Agency to buy 54 missile-tracking satellites
The Jan. 16 awards totaled more than $2.5 billion and went to SDA incumbents Lockheed Martin and L3Harris as well as newcomer Sierra Space.
Northrop test fires rocket motor for new nuclear missile
Northrop Grumman aims to rein in the risks facing the Sentinel ICBM program, which Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has said is "struggling."
