The Air Force formally assumes control of the Naval Space Surveillance System, commonly called the Navy Fence, with operations based at Dahlgren, Va. Now the Air Force Fence, it is a series of nine antenna sites across the southern US that help provide space situational awareness.
Lockheed Martin’s proposed autonomous drone, called Vectis, is still on track to fly a prototype by the end of 2027, an official from the company’s Skunk Works division said Sept. 10, and the firm already started work on four more Vectis aircraft.
