Space Almanac 2006

President Donald Trump wants his signature Golden Dome missile defense program to be up and running before the end of his term and has tapped Space Force Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael A. Guetlein to lead the project.

The Air Force has started planning modifications to the 747-8 to be gifted to the U.S. by Qatar into a suitable presidential transport, promising that the jet would meet all the basic requirements of the mission, Air Force Secretary Dr. Troy E. Meink said May 20.

The Space Force is facing a 14 percent cut to its civilian workforce due to the Trump administration’s broad push to shrink the number of civilians working for the defense establishment. Instead of anticipated growth in its workforce, the Space Force’s personnel have now shrunk significantly.

Air Force Reserve Command is running out of cash to give pilots the flying practice they need to stay ready for operations.

Pakistan's kill chain of Chinese-origin weapons was likely a bigger factor in shooting down an Indian fighter than the jets' relative strengths, an expert said.

McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., conducted a major relocation of its tanker fleet ahead of the severe weather impacting the Midwest and Southern United States through May 19.

Unclear signaling, secret technology, ambiguous policies, and a zero-sum outlook on security may make it “extremely challenging” for the U.S. to deter any and all attacks on U.S. space assets by China, according to a new study.

Deliveries of Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus tanker to the U.S. Air Force have restarted following a roughly three-month pause imposed after cracks were found in at least two brand-new aircraft. The problem was only the latest in a series that have plagued the 767-derivative.

There is a new capability to repurpose a damaged F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter after the U.S. military, the South Korean Air Force, and Lockheed Martin helped remove and reattach its wings.