The Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center released a draft request for proposal for six launches in the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program on May 3. Three of the launches will have GPS III satellite payloads and will be...

Private industry has the building blocks to dramatically reduce the cost and ramp up the pace of space launches, which could be revolutionized through a partnership with the US military, according to a joint USAF and industry research paper. Private...

The Air Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Sunday after nearly two years in low-earth orbit. The mission, which launched on May 21, 2015, was the fourth completed flight for the OTV program....

The first three enlisted airmen graduated from the Air Force’s undergraduate remotely piloted aircraft training program (URT) at JBSA-Randolph, Texas, on May 5. One of the students, a master sergeant, graduated in the top 10 percent of his class (the...

An MQ-9 Reaper successfully completed its first drop of a GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition over the Nevada Test and Training Range at Nellis AFB, Nev., on May 1. The testing was performed by members of the 432nd Wing at...

A joint US and Afghan raid on April 27 resulted in the death of the leader of ISIS–Khorasan in Afghanistan, US Forces Afghanistan announced Sunday. The April 27 raid in Nangarhar province, conducted by Afghan Special Security Forces and US...

Air Force F-35As will return to Europe to fly as part of the Paris Air Show in June, the service announced as the first deployment wrapped up. On Sunday, the Air Force announced that F-35As will take part in the...

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s planned replacement for the Russian-made RD-180 rocket, in use in military launches, passed its critical design review, the company announced Monday. The 500,000-pound thrust, liquid-fueled rocket, known as AR1, is planned for flight in 2019 as part of...