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US Air Force conducts final test of Lockheed’s hypersonic missile

The U.S. Air Force on Sunday carried out what is expected to be the final test of the hypersonic AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon.The...

Northrop, DARPA envision moon ‘railroad’ for lunar logistics

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working with Northrop Grumman to flesh out a concept for a moon-based railroad network.“The envisioned lunar railroad...

Air Force budget backs Raytheon hypersonic, no Lockheed missile funds

The U.S. Air Force’s proposed fiscal 2025 budget requests $517 million to keep developing its Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile — but the AGM-183A Air-launched...

Space Force mulls refueling as industry calls for funding, standards

In April 2007, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency demonstrated the ability to refuel a satellite in orbit — equipping a spacecraft with a...

Missile Defense Agency requests $500 million less in new budget

For the first time in three years, the Missile Defense Agency is asking for less money in the upcoming fiscal year, requesting $10.4 billion...

U.S. Air Force Upgrading Litening Targeting Pods To New Large Aperture Variant

The upgraded Litening pod incorporates significant enhancements in electro-optical/infrared sensing and processing capabilities. Northrop Grumman disclosed recently that the U.S. Air Force is currently fielding...

US Air Force budget request leans toward R&D, trims fighter purchases

The Air Force’s proposed budget for fiscal 2025 would cut procurement of two major fighter programs — the F-35A and F-15EX Eagle II —...

US Space Force budget request dips as China threat increases

The U.S. Space Force’s $29.4 billion fiscal year 2025 budget request is $600 million lower than what it asked for in FY24 — a...

SpaceX launches Starlink mission, prepares to undock a Crew Dragon from ISS Monday

SpaceX is closing out the weekend with a pair of planned Falcon 9 launches from Florida and California while also preparing for the undocking...

Stratolaunch performs first powered Talon flight

WASHINGTON — Stratolaunch conducted the first powered flight of its Talon vehicle March 9, reaching “high supersonic” speeds in the uncrewed test. The Talon-A vehicle,...

Space Force eyes expanded network of ‘neighborhood watch’ satellites

The Space Force said it may develop a new constellation of domain awareness satellites to detect and track objects in geosynchronous orbit, about 22,000...

789 Scaled Composites – Airplane Geeks Podcast

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:20:04 — 36.7MB) We talk with both the President of Scaled Composites and the VP of Flight...

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