Science & Tech

The Military is Preparing for a ‘Space Superhighway,’ Complete with Pit Stops

Those hubs would do more than refuel spaceships; they are seen as key to staying ahead of China.

  • Tara Copp
Threats

The Air & Space Brief: HKIA hijacking update; Airmen face consequences of vaccine refusal; Space Force on China launch

  • Tara Copp
Science & Tech

The Air & Space Brief: New B-52 engines will ‘never come off’; ‘Continuous vetting’ aims to expand to social media; Shatner launch delayed...

  • Tara Copp
Threats

Active-Duty Suicide Rate Hit Record High in 2020

The rate among soldiers was nearly double that of sailors, DOD’s annual suicide report found.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Science & Tech

The Air & Space Brief: New hypersonics missile developments, Shatner treks to space, Russia beats Cruise to ISS movie

  • Tara Copp
Threats

The Air & Space Brief: New B-21 public debut details, Taiwan ADIZ incursions by China, Why the Space Force uniform opens diagonally

  • Tara Copp
Ideas

AFA Conference Wire: Keeping AI Safe From Bad Data

News and notes from the 2021 Air Force Association's Air, Space & Cyber conference.

  • Defense One Staff
Threats

Racial Division, Troops’ Role in Protests Has Hurt Minority Recruiting, Air Force Says

Black interest in military service plummeted after the George Floyd protests. Can the Pentagon undo the damage?

  • Tara Copp
Threats

The Air & Space Brief: B-21 details & a new C-130 revealed; New Space Force uniforms; Drone strike investigator named

  • Tara Copp
Threats

Air Force Secretary Warns of China’s Burgeoning Nuclear Arsenal, Reveals B-21 Detail

Frank Kendall also criticized Congress for not allowing the Air Force to retire old, unneeded warplanes and questioned the need for hypersonic weapons.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Ideas

AFA Conference Wire: Force Mixes and COVID Masks

Vaccine cards and masks are back on the agenda for the 2021 Air Force Association.

  • Defense One Staff
Threats

The Marines Are Copying the Air Force's Efforts to Counter Online Disinformation

Meanwhile, the Army is trying to get inside perpetrators' OODA loops.

  • Brandi Vincent
Threats

The Air & Space Brief: Slaughterbots are here; Sex harassment in the Air Force, Space Force; SpaceX polar satellite constellation grows; and more.

  • Tara Copp
Threats

One in Three Women in Air Force, Space Force Have Experienced Sexual Harassment

Inspector general investigation into gender, race disparities also found minorities, women far less likely to hold leadership posts.

  • Tara Copp
Threats

The Air & Space Brief: ‘Flush the force;’ The last C-17 out of Kabul; 123,000 saved; and more

  • Tara Copp
Business

Conference Wire: Navy Eyes Greater Space Capabilities

The final day of the 2021 Space Symposium saw Navy officials talk—just a bit—about their plans.

  • Defense One Staff
Business

Conference Wire: More Stuff in Space

The 2021 Space Symposium rolls on with a big jump in low-Earth-orbit objects and some early birthday cake.

  • Defense One Staff
Business

Conference Wire: US Space Command Hits a Milestone

Day 2 of the 2021 Space Symposium saw a slew of announcements about the Pentagon's still-reorganizing space community.

  • Defense One Staff
Policy

Air Force’s Kendall Creates Space Acquisition Office, Accelerates Absorption of Space Development Agency

And the new service secretary is asking Congress to allow him to move faster yet.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Policy

The Air & Space Brief: 63,900 evacuated, Space Symposium is back, Satellite defenses

  • Tara Copp
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