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.

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.

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

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

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.

Defense

Impulse Space closes $300M Series C round

RTX Ventures and Airbus Ventures are returning as investors to support the next phase of this startup's strategy for revolutionizing space transportation.

Science & Tech

Amentum wins $4B Space Force range contract

Space Force officials set up this recompete to support its ongoing work on transforming a pair of ranges into spaceports for government and commercial operators.

Defense

General Dynamics reshuffles senior executive responsibilities

This move includes the creation of a new company-wide role called executive vice president of global operations.

Ideas

Star Wars gets a step closer with new Space Force satellite jamming capabilities

In a world where code can neutralize a threat before the first missile is even launched, Space Force is betting big on systems to keep the upper hand in space without ever leaving the ground.

Science & Tech

Army scrambles to improve drone training

One unit created its own virtual trainer with software used by Ukrainian troops.

Science & Tech

Pentagon pushes US dronemakers to innovate as quickly as Ukraine does

DIU’s Project GI initiative aims to embed frontline insights into a perpetual loop of design, testing, and deployment.