The Navy’s MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft, a variant of USAF’s RQ-4 Global Hawk, completes its first flight, flying for 1.5 hours over Palmdale, Calif. Northrop Grumman develops both RPAs.
US Space Command Should Always Be Led by a Guardian
Sept. 12, 2026
General Stephen Whiting took command of U.S. Space Command in January 2024, and if customary three-year tenures hold, his tour would end in January 2027. The question now before the President and Senate is who should follow him? Whoever they choose, it has to be a Guardian—and so should every successor…
