Air Force

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said on Tuesday that its LM 400 satellite is to launch in the first six months of next year on a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket. The refrigerator-sized […]

The commercial sector’s employment of firm, fixed price contracts–notably the approach of SpaceX founder and Trump insider Elon Musk–looks to upset the apple cart of DoD acquisition come January, and […]

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is moving to a zero trust/defense in depth cyber protection schemata for the agency’s satellites, an NRO official said on Tuesday. “Whereas in the past […]

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has chosen California’s Yates Electrospace Corp. to build six CLS-200 autonomous, attritable cargo drones under a $1.8 million direct to Phase II small business […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Monday that it has delivered to the U.S. Air Force a Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) test missile “to verify that the launch aircraft can safely […]

The U.S. Air Force’s future Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) may need a significant amount of processing power for sensors and mission autonomy, and the service and industry thus face a […]

The U.S. Air Force may need to fund 1,600 to 2,000 miles of utility corridors in 2026 through 2029 to support the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel in the missile […]

Billionaire SpaceX magnate Elon Musk is on tap to head a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the new administration–a position which would put him squarely in the cross hairs […]

As the U.S. Air Force reviews requirements and the continuance of the manned Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) sixth generation fighter, options on the table may include quick refueling and […]

The U.S. Air Force plans to refine its concept for the future Increment 2 of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). “Increment 2–we are ‘danger’ close to getting started in earnest […]