USAF chief seeks bigger budget slice
USAF chief seeks bigger budget slice
Launch
U.S. Space Force Certifies ULA's Vulcan Rocket for National Security Missions
Space Force Adds Key Launch Option, Challenging SpaceX
Science & Tech
Space Force plans to put a multisatellite ‘carrier’ into orbit
Gravitics gets an up-to-$60 million contract to build a satellite that can spit out other satellites as needed.
Science & Tech
Lightning strikes link weather on Earth and weather in space
We aren't on the only planet with lightning.
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Embracing 5G: Leveraging next-gen mobility and AI for federal agencies
Across the defense and civilian landscape, agencies seeking battlefield superiority and increased citizen engagement are eager to embrace mobility and networking.
Defense
Pentagon’s use of commercial telecoms draw scrutiny after Chinese breaches
DOD inspector general plans three-pronged inquest at senators’ urging.
Defense
SecDef’s software memo causing ‘angst,' defense official says
But that just shows how much the buy-it-faster directive was needed, the Pentagon's acting weapons chief said.
Breaking News
Defense
Boeing wins Air Force’s next-gen fighter contract
The company beat out Lockheed to build NGAD, which has been named the F-47.
Defense
China is practicing ‘dogfighting’ in space, Space Force says
The capability gap between the U.S. and its competitors has “significantly narrowed.”
Defense
Inside Trump's Golden Dome Missile Defense Shield
The proposed Golden Dome concept aims to scale Israel’s battle-tested air defense network more than 400 times over
Science & Tech
Why 3D printing in space is closer than you think
3D printing will help space pioneers make homes, tools and other stuff they need to colonize the Moon and Mars.
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Commercial
Inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
Developed 60 years ago, radioisotope generators are still significant for space travel.
Defense
Consultant tapped to lead industrial policy as Pentagon ponders acquisition reform
Mike Cadenazzi is a Navy intelligence officer-turned-EY managing partner.
Science & Tech
Arlington Capital reveals its new defense tech company
The same investment firm that is selling BlueHalo to AeroVironment is now ready to showcase GRVTY, a specialist in geospatial and signals intelligence.
Defense
Back like it never left: Austin swarmed with defense tech for SXSW
Defense techies, startups, and investors were in full force this week—if not on the main stage.
Science & Tech
Anduril wins $642M Marines counter-drone tech contract
The service branch wants to cover the entire kill chain and use signature disruption as its means for countering adversaries' unmanned aircraft.
Science & Tech
Growth and space leadership moves across the market
Our periodic summary of executive movement begins with one of the market's most notable private equity names adding to its braintrust.
Launch
Starship's Latest Flight Ends in Disintegration, FAA Investigation Launched
SpaceX's Trial and Error Approach is in the Spotlight
Science & Tech
Epirus collects $250M in Series D capital to scale up production
The seven-year-old startup is pushing to further develop and make more of its Leonidas system, which works to fire lasers and other pulses at adversaries' drones.
Science & Tech
General Atomics says it’s ready to pump out up to 18 CCAs per month
The two companies building the robot wingmen get an Air Force designation.
Defense
Space Force hopes it gains from Hegseth’s budget shift
Vice chief says service is looking for things to cut—and has suggestions for things to buy.
