Pratt & Whitney has announced that its F117 engine program had logged more than four million flight hours of operation in the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, covering airlift missions by the US Air Force and the British Royal Air Force. Four F117 engines power each C-17.
SDA’s Next Phase of Data Transport Satellites on Hold
June 30, 2025
The long-term future of one of the Space Development Agency’s two satellite constellations is on hold as officials study the options for replacing a planned “data transport layer” with one or more commercial solutions. President Trump’s proposed 2026 defense budget...