Science & Tech

Pentagon warns it’s not prepared for homeland drone attack

NORAD commander Gen. Guillot has signed a new “standard operating procedure” for base commanders to deal with drones.

Science & Tech

Army wants tougher, more mobile workstations for geospatial-intel

The Geospatial-Intelligence Workstation-Tactical program's goals include bringing capabilities to the tactical edge and helping battlefield commanders make better, quicker decisions.

Science & Tech

Apex, True Anomaly detail next steps after their Series C capital rounds

Both of these three-year-old space startups are looking to scale up their production postures as blueprints for programs like the Golden Dome missile defense system start to emerge.

Commercial

Amazon's Project Kuiper Takes on Starlink with First Major Satellite Launch

What is Project Kuiper? Amazon's Plan for Global Broadband Access Explained

Science & Tech

State of the Space Force 2025

As Trump envisions “our manifest destiny into the stars,” the Space Force is set to play a key role in America’s space ambitions.

Defense

Next wave of Air Force drone wingmen could be cheaper, official says

The service is eyeing flying CCAs alongside the E-7 radar plane and B-21 bomber, in addition to fighters.

Science & Tech

Lockheed's CEO reacts to Trump's acquisition overhaul orders

In talking with Wall Street, Jim Taiclet highlights how many of the regulations and statutes that have evolved over decades look poised to be "really scrutinized and reduced."

Science & Tech

SAIC wins $55M Space Development Agency integration contract

SAIC will take on systems engineering and related support work for SDA's emerging satellite network.

Science & Tech

Army picks Raytheon radar for Patriot system

The service used a special contracting authority to cut the selection timeline in half.

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.

Defense

Putting SPACECOM HQ in Alabama would have saved Pentagon $426 mil, DOD IG says

But then-SPACECOM commander Gen. Dickinson was worried the move would result in significant personnel losses.

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

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.