The Air Force Research Laboratory wants industry to advance concepts for affordable hypersonic munition engines to prototype demonstrations within three to four years.
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When a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., on Oct. 20, it carried with it the usual mix of micro-satellites and cubesats built by a wide range of companies looking to catch a ride into orbit, and also ...
U.S. Northern Command and multiple research organizations just wrapped up a joint, three-year experiment to test new radar technology that could enable the Northern Warning System to detect incoming threats at longer ranges across Alaska and northern Canada.
Air Force and Space Force leaders are urging Airmen and Guardians to embrace AI tools, though experts warn of technical and cultural hurdles along the way.
Three T-7A Red Hawk trainer jets flew together at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, on Sept. 16—one physical aircraft in the air and two virtual ones controlled from simulators on the ground, all sharing one common operating picture.
In a “State of the Force” address Sept. 30, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced plans for a new four-star command to lead the military-wide push to field autonomous systems, one of several initiatives meant to further his sweeping transformation of the Pentagon.
The Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft will take part in their first large-force engagement exercise in December, the head of the drones’ Experimental Operations Unit said Sept. 15.
Kearfott, a 108-year-old company, is seeing renewed demand for its inertial navigation and motion-control technologies as GPS jamming and spoofing increasingly threaten military operations. Kearfott’s Bob Carpenter explains how he supports aircraft, spacecraft, maritime systems, and missiles, while expanding production...
An exclusive peek inside the Twenty-Six Defense booth at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference. After 30 years as Elbit Systems of America, Twenty-Six Defense has evolved and is exhibiting its new brand for the first time, highlighting a range...