Putting SPACECOM HQ in Alabama would have saved Pentagon $426 mil, DOD IG says
Putting SPACECOM HQ in Alabama would have saved Pentagon $426 mil, DOD IG says
Science & Tech
Space Force's intelligence ‘marketplace’ gets funds to expand
Military units post requests to TacSRT’s webpage, and industry competes to answer them.
Commercial
Will the U.S. Become the Next Russia in Space?
Tariffs and rising launch costs may push customers to Europe and China and elsewhere, echoing Russia’s decline in the global space economy
Defense
Space Force preps ‘international space strategy’ as US-ally ties fray
Gen. Saltzman said military-to-military relations are “business as usual.”
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Defense
Defense acquisition, exports, and shipbuilding figure in trio of new executive orders
White House orders up plans and proposals for reducing costs and stimulating industrial base.
Defense
The US needs ‘weapons in space,’ SPACECOM head says
The Pentagon has long been hesitant to call for or acknowledge the development of orbital weaponry.
Science & Tech
Slingshot Aerospace secures Air Force contract to ‘fingerprint’ objects in space
The company is tasked with using artificial intelligence to analyze 4.5 million nightly observations from a global sensor network that tracks 14,500 satellites and other objects in space.
Science & Tech
NASA previews hydrosphere research support recompete
The space agency is searching for a small business that can help create and apply technologies for addressing issues related to Earth's natural resources.
Defense
Two rocket makers take step toward Space Force launches
Rocket Lab and Stoke Space receive $5 million apiece to prep their launch vehicles for government inspections.
Defense
We tried ‘fighting China’ with lower budgets. It didn’t go well.
Tabletop exercises hosted by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments offer one big lesson for the fiscal 2026 spending plan.
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Defense
How China is expanding its anti-satellite arsenal
The Space Force chief doesn’t like the “curves” of how China is progressing vs the U.S.—and says he doesn’t have the funding to reverse it.
Science & Tech
What will quantum computing actually look like?
DARPA picks 15 companies to detail their approaches.
Defense
SecDef gives DOD leaders less than two weeks to lay out cuts, changes
A Friday memo opens a new phase in Hegseth’s hurried effort to shrink the defense workforce.
Launch
Isar Aerospace Claims Spectrum Launch "Success" Despite Rocket Crash
First Continental European Orbital Launch Attempt (Outside Russia) Ends Abruptly
Defense
Space Force may use SpaceX satellites instead of developing its own, senator says
The satellites in question are part of the data transport layer of the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
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.
Defense
USAF chief seeks bigger budget slice
Looking to align with the new administration's priorities, Gen. Allvin said the service plays a central role in deterrence and protecting the homeland.
Defense
Pentagon’s use of commercial telecoms draw scrutiny after Chinese breaches
DOD inspector general plans three-pronged inquest at senators’ urging.
