


Pentagon trials drone-spotting air traffic suite at US bases worldwide
The Air Force Research Laboratory's CLUE system could help military and civil agencies better integrate drone operations into the airspace.

Space
Air Force review spotlights risks in space agency’s go-fast approach
The report recommends SDA make process and culture changes as it looks to scale from handfuls of demo satellites to hundreds of operational spacecraft.

Air Force Research Laboratory opens new space war-fighting facility
The facility will be used to track objects on orbit, advance satellite cybersecurity and develop autonomous capabilities to help space vehicles avoid each other and space debris.

Aevum announces all-in-one drone for satellite launches, cargo delivery and surveillance
Initially announced as a small launch provider, the company's Ravn X drone will be multimission with a new patented modular payload system.

Liftoff to orbit in under an hour: Space Force launches missile warning satellite
On Tuesday afternoon, a rocket left Cape Canaveral Space Station in a fiery plum to take a fifth missile warning satellite to its constellation. The satellite's job is to provide backup.

After more than a decade, agency to retire experimental missile warning satellites
The Missile Defense Agency plans to deorbit its Space Tracking and Surveillance System satellites as it prepares to launch an ambitious new constellation.

A new constellation? Space Force wants to get into tactical satellite imagery business
While plans aren't set, the Department of Defense is considering building out a new constellation of imagery satellites for tactical use.

Northrop Grumman awarded $13.3 million for Blackjack payloads
The company is building position, navigation and timing payloads for DARPA's Project Blackjack, a demonstration satellite constellation that will operate in low-Earth orbit.

House Defense leader: Space Force hasn’t met expectations for speedy tech
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Chair Rep. Betty McCollum says she is disappointed by the lack of space acquisition reforms under the U.S. Space Force.

Hughes and OneWeb working to fill military’s Arctic communication gap
The emergence of new proliferated constellations offering commercial broadband could be the answer U.S. Northern Command needs to establish reliable Arctic communications.

Space Force wants to be the world’s first fully digital service
The vision outlines four focus areas: Digital engineering, digital workforce, digital headquarters and digital operations.
