1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (427+ words) The LGM-35A Sentinel is a developmental three-stage, solid-propellant, silo-based ICBM designed to replace the Minuteman III land-based element of the nuclear deterrent "triad." Nuclear modernization is the Defense Department's top priority and USAF exhaustively studied further extending the 50-year-old Minuteman......

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (213+ words) Goddard'used a combination of gasoline and liquid oxygen'(LOX)'to propel a rocket for two and a half seconds, reaching an altitude of 41 feet and traveling over 184 feet down range. While this may seem like a'small'accomplishment, it is on par…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (505+ words) In a move to expand its space portfolio, Anduril announced March 11 it has signed a definitive agreement to buy ExoAnalytic Solutions, a longtime provider of commercial and government space domain awareness and modeling and simulations capabilities." The acquisition, which has…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (791+ words) A top defense rotorcraft company is now building a new vertical takeoff and landing X-plane that can achieve jet-like speeds, aimed at special operations missions and cutting ties to traditional runway-based aircraft. Bell Textron Inc. announced March 9 the designation of…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (623+ words) A new Air Force organization is searching for counter-drone firms to participate in a dozen or more exercises to help create operating plans by the end of this year for defending the service's U.S.-based installations from drone attacks. Air Combat…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (333+ words) The Space Force has adopted a more incremental approach to migrating new and legacy orbital warfare systems onto a consolidated, cloud-based command and control platform, according to the head of the Space Rapid Capabilities Office. The Space RCO, led by…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (926+ words) With AI the talk of the nation these days, Air Force CCAs are among the most challenging applications in the works. The'AI pilots" that will fly CCAsmust be able to safelyoperatein tandem with crewed fightersand execute missions dictated bytheirhumanfighter pilot…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1032+ words) The Air Force wants more companies able to produce its new, multi-use, anti-radar missile that one expert says will prove vital in any future peer conflict and would be in high demand for the war in Iran if stocks were…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (872+ words) As the Space Force spends more time'thinking about what it will need to'look like in 2040,'some of the'service's'generals'say they can'lay'the groundwork for'Guardians launching and'operating'in orbit while still meeting the demand for space superiority now.' Such a possibility'represents'a real threat, argued…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (818+ words) The Space Development Agency launched its first two batches of operational satellites last fall'it was supposed to be the start of a 10-month campaign to populate its proliferated data transport and missile tracking constellation. Six months later, the agency and…...