Defense

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.

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The Navy’s robot refueler is coming—even as the fleet works out integration

The MQ-25 will “unlock” other manned-unmanned teaming, naval aviation leader says.

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It's time for a new Key West agreement

Airpower, air defense, Marines’ role—all need revisiting, three-quarters of a century after the seminal roles-and-missions pact.

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Space companies say cyber threat intelligence is often overclassified, unactionable

Space and aerospace industry feedback from a series of government-run workshops noted that such threat intelligence is difficult to translate into actionable cyber efforts.

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New threats pushing Air Force and Army to rethink approach to base defense

A recent report outlines how the U.S. is falling behind China in building resilient air bases.

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2024 in review: Space Force

The year saw challenges in orbit and on the ground as the young service continued to expand.

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2024 in review: Technology

China's "nuclear" sub, Ukraine's cheap sensors, Starlink in Russian hands, and other important tech stories.