SpaceX, ULA each get Air Force contracts for trio of space launches Together, the awards are worth a $739 million. By: Valerie Insinna 13 hours ago
Elta Systems’ air surveillance boss on facing battlefield threats, global competition Eyal Shapira sketches out Elta Systems' challenges and its hopes for the future. By: Seth J. Frantzman 4 days ago
Selfies and security: Russia moves to ban certain millennial behavior in the military The Russian government has wrestled for years with operational security breaches that exposed Russian presence in eastern Ukraine and preparations to enter Syria. By: Matthew Bodner February 13
The Pentagon’s National Military Strategy is done, and it’s unclear if the public will ever see it The first formal update to the National Military Strategy since 2015 is significantly more classified than its predecessor. By: Aaron Mehta February 13
Why the Corps needs a system to shoot down Russian and Chinese cruise missiles The Corps is in the hunt for a fire control radar capable of countering cruise missile threats. By: Shawn Snow February 11
Trump nominates new leader for spy satellite agency President Donald Trump has chosen a new individual to lead the National Reconnaissance Office. By: Mark Pomerleau February 7
The Air Force’s JSTARS alternative has a new architect. Wait, what’s an architect? Prototyping efforts for the uber complicated program could begin as early as this summer. By: Valerie Insinna February 6
SOCOM needs to step up its propaganda game, Pentagon deputy says The Pentagon is pushing it’s special operations forces to move beyond the traditional leaflets-and-loudspeakers approach to information warfare, a senior Pentagon official said this week. By: Kyle Rempfer February 6
‘Eurodrone’ makers considering US tech for crucial collision-avoidance feature The race remains open between U.S. and European vendors to supply a detect-and-avoid system for the aircraft. By: Sebastian Sprenger January 31
Israeli Air Force starts training German Heron TP drone pilots The program of instruction currently covers only surveillance flights with the drone, though the German Defence Ministry is readying a push to get parliamentary approval for strike missions. By: Sebastian Sprenger January 29