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Space Force plans to award 20 contracts for commercial reserve by 2026

Space Force plans to award 20 contracts for commercial reserve by 2026

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The Space Force expects to award as many as 20 contracts over the next two years for private companies to join its Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve, which will create a mechanism for the military to better leverage commercial capabilities both in peacetime and during a conflict. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, who provides civilian oversight […]

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Space Force missions delayed by rocket woes may not launch this year

Space Force missions delayed by rocket woes may not launch this year

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The likelihood is dwindling that two Space Force launch missions slated to fly on United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan rocket will fly before the end of the year as scheduled, according a top space acquisition official. The rocket conducted its second launch in October, which was meant to pave the way for approval from the

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Turkish strike drone completes first carrier landing, takeoff

Turkish strike drone completes first carrier landing, takeoff

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ISTANBUL — The Baykar TB-3 combat drone landed and took off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship Anadolu for the first time this week, a demonstration that officials called a milestone for Turkey’s military capabilities. Turkish drone maker Bayraktar publicized the Nov. 19 event on social media and shared videos of the

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Pentagon announces hypersonic testing pact with UK, Australia

Pentagon announces hypersonic testing pact with UK, Australia

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The Pentagon on Monday announced a new hypersonic testing partnership with Australia and the United Kingdom, an agreement focused on improving facilities and information sharing across the three countries. The partnership — dubbed the Hypersonic Flight Test and Experimentation project, or HyFliTE — will include up to six trilateral flight test campaigns set to occur

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Space Development Agency’s first satellites demo key capabilities

Space Development Agency’s first satellites demo key capabilities

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Following a successful optical communications test this week, the Space Development Agency’s first batch of data-transport and missile-tracking satellites have met all of the agency’s demonstration targets, according to director Derek Tournear. The agency started launching its Tranche 0 demonstration satellites in April 2023 and today has 27 spacecraft in orbit. The systems are meant

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Production scaling woes delay next Space Development Agency launches

Production scaling woes delay next Space Development Agency launches

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Plans for the Space Force’s Space Development Agency to kick-start its next phase of launches this month is on hold due to supplier delays, according to its director Derek Tournear. September was supposed to be the start of a 10-month streak of regular SDA launches to put the agency’s Tranche 1 satellites — which will

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Pentagon taps commercial vendors for low-cost, throwaway drones

Pentagon taps commercial vendors for low-cost, throwaway drones

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Pentagon officials want to build America’s arsenal of cheap, disposable drones, staple weapons of the war in Ukraine, pinging commercial vendors for systems with mass-production potential. The Defense Innovation Unit released a solicitation this week for one-way, uncrewed aerial systems that can fly at ranges of 50 to 300 kilometers in low-bandwidth, GPS-denied environments. “Recent

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Boeing to launch space-based quantum demo in 2026

Boeing to launch space-based quantum demo in 2026

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Defense giant Boeing today announced plans to demonstrate quantum networking in space — a technological feat that, if successful, could help change the way the military processes data and identifies targets. The company plans to launch the effort, dubbed Q4S, in 2026 using its own research-and development money. The experiment will demonstrate a concept called

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US Space Force is urged to flag emerging humanitarian crises on Earth

US Space Force is urged to flag emerging humanitarian crises on Earth

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The U.S. Space Force should play a greater role in tracking factors related to human security, like food production, climate trends or energy distribution, for military decision-makers, according to a new report from RAND Corp., a federally funded research center. That’s because the service’s access to communication, navigation and intelligence satellites provides a unique opportunity

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