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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.

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Boeing wins Air Force’s next-gen fighter contract

The company beat out Lockheed to build NGAD, which has been named the F-47.

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China is practicing ‘dogfighting’ in space, Space Force says

The capability gap between the U.S. and its competitors has “significantly narrowed.”

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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

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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.

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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.

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Air Force, Space Force chiefs make forceful cases for ‘warrior ethos’

The intense speeches were delivered to a less-than-full ballroom due to Trump-administration travel restrictions.

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New products show China’s quest to automate battle

One system tested in a recent PLA exercise automatically dispatches drones, tracks targets, and assigns strikes.

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Pentagon’s 8-percent budget shift could be ‘painful’ for the Air Force

But there’s still “hope” because the overall topline won’t be cut, and the service will be “a big part” of the future fight, an official said.

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Space Force sets up team to sort out support for ‘Iron Dome’—that is, ‘Golden Dome’

The service will be “central” to the effort to build a next-gen missile shield, Gen. Saltzman says.

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Uncertainty mounts at Space Development Agency as Air Force IG prepares probe

The unexpected sidelining of its director raises questions about the future of the satellite-acquisition “constructive disruptor.”

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Hegseth seeks to shift $50 billion in FY26 budget proposal

Money for “so-called ‘climate change’ and other woke programs” would move to Trump priorities.

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MUOS Revival With Satellites 6 & 7 on the Horizon

MUOS SLE Moving Forward; Boeing and Lockheed in the Hunt

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The future of military logistics is predictive

The war in Ukraine illuminates the path to data-driven sustainment.

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Space Force warns industry on cost overruns

The service will convert pricey programs to fixed-price contracts if needed, an official said.

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Air Force has halted work on parts of its ICBM program

Work on the Sentinel command and launch segment is on hold due to “evolving” requirements, officials say.

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Hegseth puts Air Force reorganization on hold

Service chief Gen. David Allvin previously emphasized the need to move out quickly.

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Air Force seeks contractor to help secure global shortwave comms network

The service branch is in the early development stages of a five-year contract for cyber services to support its High Frequency Global Communications System.