Space & Missile Defense Report

Despite a vision from top Air Force officers that reusable rockets can play roles in future military missions, a conservative safety culture on launch ranges and institutional bureaucracy are slowing […]

A key Defense Department official wants the federal government to reform how it licenses commercial space capabilities to keep these businesses based in the United States, so the nation can […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) on Oct. 28 said it hopes to fly Falcon 9 by the end of 2016, pending the results into its investigation into early September’s anomaly. […]

A U.S. Navy official expressed optimism Nov. 2 that the service will ultimately be able to use the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) communications satellite, which experienced a glitch […]

The United States and South Korea have agreed to set up an “integrated research team” to explore specific steps they can take together to counter increasing maritime threats posed by […]

The United States should shore up its defenses against the growing threat of conventionally armed ballistic and cruise missiles, the head of a Washington, D.C., think-tank said Oct. 11. U.S. […]

On June 23, the United Kingdom sent shockwaves around the world when it opted to leave the European Union — a vote that led to the U.K. prime minister resigning […]

Earth imagery provider DigitalGlobe, Inc. [DGI] on Oct. 11 said it has agreed to acquire The Radiant Group for $140 million in cash in a deal gives it more capabilities […]

The Defense Department is still waiting to close the business case on widespread use of small satellites and hosted payloads, Associate Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space […]