Thanks to Google Earth, we can finally put this one to bed. Since the B-21’s unveiling, people have made wild claims about its wingspan, specifically how tiny it is. This was never the case, as we have reported continuously since we first set eyes on it. Many AI-generated and enthusiast-made B-21 fact sheets have gone viral on social media showing wingspans under 130 feet, which only helped propel the nonsense. Now we can definitively say, give or take a few feet, the B-21 spans 152 feet and is 61 feet long.
In an unprecedented move, a Russian government-owned satellite spent weeks stalking an ICEYE satellite widely believed to be providing synthetic aperture radar imagery to Ukraine—coming as close as 500 meters (about a third of a mile), according to space watching firm LeoLabs.
The U.S. Space Force awarded a $13 million contract to Silicon Valley startup EraDrive for Era-Nodes, vision-based hardware modules designed for satellite autonomy.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on Oct. 19, two sources with knowledge told Axios.
The Trump administration has not approved the transfer of interceptor missiles to Ukraine that are needed to protect the country from Russian missile and drone attacks, officials said Oct. 19, a delay that comes as President Donald Trump has embraced Russia and slammed Ukraine in recent weeks.
President Donald Trump said Oct. 19 he has not yet agreed to a trilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, but he said he is open to it.
The Defense Department announced Oct. 19 the results of recent “research security audits” of 30 academic institutions across the country and suggested that probes of other universities could be on the horizon.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit Sierra Nevada’s Aviation Innovation and Technology Center Oct. 20 at Dayton International Airport. The event is part of Hegseth’s “Arsenal of Freedom” tour and will feature a town hall-style meeting with employees and guests, the company said.
The Defense Department has signed a framework agreement with BAE Systems to buy up to 25,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, or APKWS, guidance kits a year for as long as seven years, the department announced Oct. 19.
JPMorgan Chase says it has financed $230 billion of projects through its $1.5 trillion national-security initiative it announced last year, meant to ensure the largest U.S. bank is doing its part to protect the economy from supply-chain disruptions and threats from abroad.
As he prepares for a potential future conflict on the continent, the commanding general of Multi-Domain Command Europe told TWZ that he envisions dispersing hundreds of high-altitude balloons at a time. The balloons, Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter explained, would be used for a wide range of purposes, from serving as communications platforms to launching weapons.
Russian missiles and drones targeted Ukraine overnight, striking civilian infrastructure along with energy facilities, knocking out power for some 550,000 families, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said there was “no early warning from our partners” that the missile attack was imminent.
Japan’s fighter pilots responded to 60 percent more challenges to their airspace in the past six months than during the same period last year, according to recently released data from the Japan Joint Staff.
Daniel Keel takes a FaceTime call from retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Lloyd “Fig” Newton, the first African American Thunderbird pilot in history. Lynn Keel holds up the phone for her father as the four-star general thanks him for his service. It’s moments before the chartering ceremony for the Tampa Bay chapter of Tuskegee Airmen Inc. Keel, 104, is the evening’s honored guest.
