The Air Force is working to clear the GBU-38 joint direct attack munition, a 500-pound satellite-guidance-aided bomb, later this year for operational use on the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle. “Putting the JDAM on the Reaper significantly increases its lethality...
National Security
According to a Dec. 3 report on MSNBC.com, the last Defense Support Program missile warning satellite to join the highly classified DSP constellation that’s been in operation since the 1970s, is malfunctioning and potentially could pose a problem for other...
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV heavy lift expendable launch vehicle successfully boosted the last Defense Support Program satellite into orbit Nov. 10 at 8:50 p.m. The Northrop Grumman-built DSP separated from the booster six hours and 20 minutes later,...
Thursday afternoon on Capitol Hill the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II fame received a collective Congressional Gold Medal “in recognition of their unique military record, which inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed Forces,” reads the public law (109-213) authorizing the award. The legendary airmen ...