Space

The U.S. Space Force plans to launch the Boeing [BA] X-37B space plane on Aug. 21 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center, Fla.–an eighth X-37B mission […]

In this monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the human resource […]

Scout Space‘s Owl sensor is to aid U.S. Space Force’s space domain awareness (SDA) mission in a launch next spring of the first Blue Ring maneuverable spacecraft by Blue Origin, […]

If the Pentagon decides to increase production of the U.S. Air Force’s new B-21 stealth bomber it will require further investment by Northrop Grumman [NOC], which in turn expects to […]

L3Harris Technologies [LHX] said that it recently conducted a two-day “comprehensive Design Concept Review (DCR) showcasing a Resilient-GPS (R-GPS) prototype that performed beyond current requirements.” In September, U.S. Space Force […]

Satellite developer and operator York Space Systems last Friday said it has agreed to acquire ATLAS Space Operations, adding a global provider of satellite communications ground infrastructure that together York […]

U.S. Air Force Gen. Thomas Bussiere, the seventh head of Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) since its founding in 2009, would become the second AFGSC commander to ascend to […]

Auriga Space has raised $4.6 million in a seed round and garnered $1.4 million in additional U.S. government funding to accelerate the development of an electromagnetic launch platform for “lab-scale […]

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2026 defense bill would require the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to establish a Title 10 requirement for the tactical, surveillance, […]

The U.S. Air Force plan to field a limited number of RTX [RTX] Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missiles (HACM) by 2028 has led to a stated concern by the House Armed […]