What SDA’s latest win signals for military space
What SDA’s latest win signals for military space
The agency is working to build a massive constellation of satellites.
Defense
DOD’s budget request finally drops, combining a real decrease with a one-time boost
Officials are relying heavily on Congress to pass the reconciliation bill.
Defense
Air Force using Sentinel money to retrofit Qatar jet
The move won’t further delay the troubled ICBM program, SECAF says.
Science & Tech
Secure comms with allies is hard. The Pentagon wants to change that
The department is working on an effort to streamline a complex set of classified networks they use with allies and partners.
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Science & Tech
Spat over Europe’s next-gen fighter program spills over at Paris Air Show
Public bickering between France and Germany doesn’t bode well for the continent’s efforts to build up military capability.
Science & Tech
F-35 engine upgrade hits delay, casting doubt on timeline
Critical design review has been pushed back a year, according to Pratt & Whitney.
Science & Tech
As CCAs make international debut, companies pitch European co-production
General Atomics said their robot wingman offering will be “far less than $20 million” a pop.
Defense
Air Force chooses joint venture for $430M technical data contract
The service branch is seeking help in functions such as management, updates, conversion, distribution and library services.
Science & Tech
Americans more concerned about nuclear Iran than illegal immigration, survey finds
Public support continues to rise for U.S. leadership abroad in Reagan Institute poll.
Defense
US strikes on Iran not a step toward ‘open-ended war,’ SecDef says
Operation Midnight Hammer saw the first use of the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator.
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Defense
Muon Space closes Series B round at $146M
The four-year-old small satellite maker has more financial resources for the development of its Earth intelligence gathering platform and to acquire another company.
Ideas
China's burgeoning drone arsenal shows power of civil-military fusion
Trump's recent executive orders are just one step in a race against a competitor with a very long lead.
Science & Tech
China is bringing gray-zone warfare to space
Space is increasingly looking like the South China Sea.
Science & Tech
Voyager fetches $383M in public offering
Substantially all of the proceeds will go toward Starlab, which the six-year-old company is offering NASA as a replacement for the International Space Station.
Defense
US Air Force’s nascent radar plane faces the axe
Hegseth says the E-7 Wedgetail may be discarded to fund Pentagon shift toward space-based ISR.
Science & Tech
Omni Federal awarded $427M background check IT modernization contract
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency sought a managed service provider amid ongoing efforts to enroll all federal employees in continuous vetting.
Science & Tech
Anduril's Series G round and more venture moves to highlight
The venture arms of Booz Allen Hamilton, Lockheed Martin, Science Applications International Corp. and RTX feature in this snapshot of new investment rounds focused on automation, facility access, semiconductors and space.
Civil
Europe’s Space Ambitions Take Center Stage at Paris Air Show 2025
IRIS² Constellation, Copernicus, Galileo, and New Launch Vehicles Signal Europe’s Drive for Sovereignty and Innovation in Space
Defense
Air Force brings ARRW hypersonic missile program back from the dead
“Diversity imposes costs on the adversary,” one expert explained.
Civil
Guowang Goes Gigascale
Fourth launch lifts more satellites, but experts say production bottlenecks, debris mitigation, and ground-station build-out will make or break the program.
