Threats

The Air & Space Brief: China’s hypersonic did ‘circle the globe’; Female fighter pilots make history: “We fly for her.”

  • Tara Copp
Threats

‘It Did Circle the Globe’: US Confirms China’s Orbital Hypersonic Test

“Maybe the nuclear game has just changed,” one analyst said.

  • Tara Copp
Threats

The Air & Space Brief: Fighter pilots & cancer; space “superhighway”; Bezos’ space station B&B

  • Tara Copp
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
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
Exclusive Science & Tech

Pentagon’s Top Science Official Adds to Tech-Breakthrough Wishlist

Heidi Shyu, R&D undersecretary, said she went looking for tech areas to trim—and found that some vital ones had been overlooked.

  • Patrick Tucker
Science & Tech

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

  • Tara Copp
Ideas

AFA Conference Wire: China Warnings and B-21 Numbers

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

  • Defense One Staff
Business

Defense Business Brief: Space Symposium recap; Boeing unveils Qatar F-15s; ULA requires employees to get vaccinated; and more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
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
Science & Tech

US Navy Will Upgrade Warships to Add Unnamed Space Capabilities

“Everything is classified” when it comes to space, one admiral complained.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
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
Threats

Number of Objects in Low Earth Orbit Jumps 22% in 2 Years: Space Operations Command

Need to track, detect objects driving need for new space domain awareness investment.

  • Tara Copp
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
Business

Conference Wire: The Space Symposium Must Go On

In this edition of Conference Wire, a preview of the conference's top agenda items.

  • Defense One Staff
Business

Private Equity Firm Acquires Geost, Whose Sensors Protect Satellites

It’s a play to capitalize on massive satellite orders from the Pentagon.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Policy

The Air & Space Brief: C-17 Rescues 640 Afghans, Panic at Kabul airport, 2024 Moon landing delayed

  • Tara Copp
Defense Systems

DOD looks for answers on GPS data spoofing

The Defense Department is looking for technology solutions to obviate the growing threat of location data spoofing targeting satellite-based systems.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Science & Tech

Startup Offers Tool to Help Predict, Coordinate Action on Orbital Collisions

A multi-company pilot program will test Slingshot Aerospace's chat-and-track software.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
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