200 Marines deploy to Florida as Pentagon approves more support to ICE
The Marines will be assigned tasks related to transportation, logistics and administrative functions. They're not authorized to make arrests.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Space Force picks Boeing for $2.8B strategic communications program
The new satellites will have improved resilience and cyber capabilities and provide polar coverage — a capability not featured on the legacy satellites.
New hypersonic missile-tracking satellites pass critical design review
The prototype satellites will plug into the Space Development Agency's on-orbit mesh network to track hypersonic and ballistic threats.
By Nathan Strout
SpaceX launches 52 Starlink satellites from California base
The U.S. military has become increasingly interested in using satellite imagery to extend its situational awareness and beyond line-of-sight targeting.
US Space Force awards $67M deal to Raytheon to test prototype weather satellite
The new prototype is part of a program designed to replace the aging Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellites on orbit.
By Nathan Strout
Orbital Insight to build AI for intelligence community based on artificial data
The National Geospatial-Intelligence AGency sees human-machine pairing as critical for its success, with machine learning algorithms taking over the rote task of processing the torrent of satellite data to find potential intelligence and freeing up human operators to do more high level analysis and tasks.
By Nathan Strout
Russia unveils upgraded S-70 Hunter drone, with plans for fielding in 2024
Developed by Chkalov’s Novosibirsk aviation plant in western Siberia, the drone is equipped with a flat nozzle to increase its stealth capability.
By Staff
Congress wants Hawaiian missile defense radar up and running by end of 2028
The FY22 National Defense Authorization Act support a homeland missile defense radar in Hawaii and the establishment of a robust missile defense architecture in Guam.
By Jen Judson
Could Turkey’s future TF-X jet include a mix of American and Russian tech?
Turkey has chosen an American-made engine for its future fighter jet TF-X, but the country will also work with Russia to locally produce aircraft parts, according to Turkey’s top procurement official.
Space Force launches experimental payloads into orbit
Among the technologies launched is a Department of Energy payload built to provide better detection of nuclear detonations.
By Nathan Strout
Air Force previews plan to phase out enlisted drone pilots
Congress appears likely to let the Air Force ditch 24 of its 31 RQ-4 Global Hawks soon.
French defense minister: Shifting from a new frontier to a new front
If space was the “new frontier” of the 1960s, there is no doubt that today it is a “new front” on the battlefield.
By Florence Parly