Company test pilot Fred Madenwald makes the first flight of the McDonnell Douglas F/A- 18E Super Hornet carrier-based fighter attack aircraft at the company’s plant in St. Louis, Mo.
A new White House new executive order, “Ensuring American Space Superiority,” emphasizes space security as a high priority for President Donald Trump and underlines the Space Force’s role in not only defending U.S. assets, but also in the attack mission.

