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  • A Rocket Lab Electron rocket stands vertical at the company's New Zealand launch pad ahead of launch. (Rocket Lab)
    Funding for small launch providers still in question after withdrawal of $116M in contracts

    The Air Force's top acquisition official explained why contract awards for six small launch companies were recalled earlier this month.

    Valerie Insinna
    July 14
  • The U.S. Air Force's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle 4 is seen after landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida on May 7, 2017. (U.S. Air Force)
    US Space Force launches the mysterious X-37B space plane

    The X-37B will be hosting more experiments than ever before thanks to a new payload module.

    Valerie Insinna
    May 17
  • People watch SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on Feb. 21, 2019. The satellite will provide communication and internet services for Indonesia and South East Asia. (Airman 1st Class Dalton Williams/U.S. Air Force)
    First Space Acquisition Council meeting still on track for April despite COVID-19 pandemic

    Efforts to stand up a Space Force have not slowed down, a senior Air Force space leader said.

    Valerie Insinna
    March 20
  • The Space Development Agency has big plans for the future of U.S. national security space, but those plans can't move forward without congressional funding says U.S. Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Mike Griffin. (EJ Hersom/DoD)
    Space Development Agency a ‘casualty’ of budget gridlock

    The Space Development Agency has big plans for the future of U.S. national security space, but they need congressional funding, says U.S. Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Mike Griffin.

    Nathan Strout
    December 3, 2019
  • The recently live tested antenna is perfectly sized for the Navy's small ship variants, said Telesat. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ace Rheaume/U.S. Navy)
    This antenna can switch between LEO and GEO

    The Navy recently tested a 1.5 meter antenna that could enable the resiliency of a new military constellation in low earth orbit.

    Nathan Strout
    November 27, 2019
  • A computer simulation shows the Avangard hypersonic vehicle maneuvering to bypass missile defenses en route to target. (RU-RTR Russian Television via AP)
    With the rise of hypersonics, the Missile Defense Agency wants more sensors

    The head of the Missile Defense Agency said that a new and improved sensor layer is the first step to defending against innovative missile technology.

    Brandon Knapp
    April 11, 2018
  • This June 2009 photo provided by the U.S. Air Force via NASA shows the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. President Donald Trump says there may someday be a
    Star Wars? President Trump proposes military space force

    America should create its own separate military space force, President Donald Trump mentioned in an offhand remark Tuesday that would change the course of U.S. space policy.

    Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press and Ken Thomas, The Associated Press
    March 13, 2018
  • A computer simulation shows off a new hypersonic weapon from Russia. (RU-RTR Russian Television via AP)
    Hypersonics ‘highest technical priority’ for Pentagon R&D head

    With Russia and China investing heavily in hypersonic weaponry, the Pentagon needs to prioritize its development plan, a top department official says.

    Aaron Mehta
    March 6, 2018
  • Vice President Mike Pence sends a payload command to a Global Positioning System satellite at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., June 23, 2017. Pence was on base for a space orientation in support of the administration's relaunch of the National Space Council. (Christopher DeWitt/Air Force)
    National Space Defense Center begins 24-hour operations

    The National Space Defense Center at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado is now in full operation.

    The Associated Press
    February 19, 2018
  • In this image from video made available by SpaceX, a Falcon Heavy rocket is test fired at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. The rocket's three boosters — 27 engines in all — were ignited. (SpaceX via AP)
    SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket may mean big savings for DoD

    A successful launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy could mean cheaper, more competitive space launch market for the Air Force and National Reconnaissance Office.

    Daniel Cebul
    January 26, 2018
  • Saudi Arabia-based Patriot batteries have intercepted more than 100 tactical ballistic missiles (TBM) launched from Yemen since the Saudi-led war against Iranian-backed Houthis began in 2015, according to U.S. prime contractor Raytheon. (Raytheon)
    Raytheon: Arab-operated Patriots intercepted over 100 tactical ballistic missiles since 2015

    Raytheon executives used the statistic to underscore the success of a continuously upgraded system originally designed to defend against aircraft.

    Barbara Opall-Rome
    November 14, 2017
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