Small drones are "the defining threat of our time," Brig. Gen. Ross said, requiring a layered defense network to stop them.
The upgrades to the B-52's engines and numerous other systems are so dramatic the Air Force plans to redesignate the Cold War ...
Vice Chief of Space operations Gen. David D. Thompson, speaks with Space Test Fundamental class 21-3, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Oct. 4. Thompson emphasized the importance of the Space Test ...
An artist's rendering of networked, collaborative and autonomous weapons, with each communicating with the others. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Chris Quinlan) The Air Force is asking Congress for more ...
WASHINGTON — As U.S. Space Command eyes a future where satellites are designed to maneuver in space, the Space Force’s rapid acquisition team is working to ensure the service’s ground infrastructure ...
Protecting weapons is a top concern for the U.S. Space Operations Command, but there aren’t enough cyber operators to monitor the myriad interconnected platforms. “We really need to worry about our ...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (KABC) -- The Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo will serve as a field command site for the U.S. Space Force, it was announced Thursday. Gov. Gavin Newsom said that the ...
For over 35 years, Army weapon systems have relied on automatic test systems to diagnose and isolate platform failures. Two kinds of systems, at-platform automatic test systems (APATS) and ...
A National Reconnaissance Office satellite flew to orbit Nov. 13 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket. The rocket lifted off at 5:32 p.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape ...
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond (left) hands the flag of the new Space Systems Command to Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein (right) during an Aug. 13 assumption of command ceremony at Los Angeles ...
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond speaks at a ceremony to commemorate the first birthday of the U.S. Space Force on Dec. 18, 2020, in Washington. The service announced acquisitions ...