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July 30, 2026
Anduril's YFQ-44A Fury drone recently destroyed a target proving its capability, yet a human must remain in the loop for future operations.
Improved ties between Ankara, Washington lift T-70 programme. Turkish Aerospace (TAI) will resume production of the T-70 utility helicopter – a local variant of the Sikorsky S-70 – following…
NASA will provide coverage of the three maintenance operations. The first spacewalk is scheduled for Thursday the 6th, with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon.
July 29, 2026
The NROL-95 mission will be the third payload for the National Reconnaissance Office launched under the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 procurement. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral…
General Dynamics Electric Boat and HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding jointly build the Virginia and Columbia-class submarines.
RH Aero Systems said it has signed an agreement for a strategic investment from Capitol Meridian Partners, a Washington, DC-based investment firm. RH Aero shareholders, including the Moeller family…
CEO says market doesn't reflect value of Pentagon-backed business The post L3Harris delays missile business IPO to 2027 despite surging defense demand appeared first on SpaceNews .
The operation was presented as a response to drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities and marks... The post “US and Saudi Arabia carry out coordinated strikes against pro-Iran groups in…
The contract is undefinitized, meaning dollar values and quantities could change as negotiations continue.
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NASA's Roman Space Telescope is ready to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Aug. 30. It'll map the entire sky like never before.
If you have a dim view of the future, take a look at a new batch of NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program awards – all 18 of them But heads up – one of the bright idea awardees is…
Lockheed Martin, in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Australia and the U.S. Navy, joined Taipan Strike 26, a live fire test of a developmental Medium Range Ground Based Air Defence […]
The Space Force awarded SpaceX a $1.6 billion contract to conduct 18 launches for communications and targeting satellites by the end of 2027. The post Space Force to Launch 18 Comms and Targeting…
SpaceX [SPCX] has won $1.6 billion in two task orders for 18 launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., for the company’s Falcon 9 rocket by the end of next […]
The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has created 18 new awards to support visionary ideas to improve aerospace technologies in areas ranging from the exploration of the solar system…
The true cost of flying a Boeing 747 isn't one number. Learn why airlines and charter operators pay dramatically different rates.
The SpaceX task order is the first to be awarded since the Space Force’s July 17 massive $11.4 billion plus-up to the NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 contract vehicle ceiling.
Falcon 9 will launch satellites supporting missile tracking, targeting and military communications The post SpaceX wins $1.6 billion in launch orders for military satellite networks appeared first…
The one-off spacecraft built to save a struggling NASA space telescope is now in trouble of its own. Over the weekend, Katalyst Space’s LINK spacecraft lost two of its three reaction wheels, sending…
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Katalyst Space has run into technical issues with attitude control on the recently launched LINK spacecraft, on a mission to rescue NASA’s Swift Observatory. Katalyst issued an update on Tuesday…
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DAYTON, Ohio–The Air Force development of the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) engine is not tied to the Boeing [BA] F-47 fighter, but instead to ensuring U.S. propulsion superiority, a […]
True Anomaly detailed a space-to-space pursuit between the Rocket Lab-built Puma spacecraft and the True Anomaly Jackal-0004 spacecraft as part of the Victus Haze mission for the U.S. Space Force…
Since their discovery by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope in 2022, little red dots (LRDs) have been the subject of great interest to astronomers. Understanding the nature of these extremely…
Boeing completed the last planned certification flight of the 737-10, the largest model in the 737 MAX family, marking an important step toward the aircraft's certification by the Federal…
The U.S. Navy’s C-2A Greyhound conducted its last ever flight, landing at Naval Air Station Pensacola to be inducted into the National Naval Aviation Museum. Following the final flight operations…
NASA launched the Swift Boost mission earlier this month to try and save one of its aging science observatories, but the rescue spacecraft is now experiencing control issues.
Company says a new charge reflects it adding “significant resources” to the VC-25B programme. Boeing’s VC-25B Air Force One replacement programme continues dragging down the company’s financial…
Katalyst Space’s efforts to reboost NASA’s Swift observatory has encountered a setback. The LINK on-orbit servicing spacecraft is in a multi-axis spin. LINK must attach itself to Swift and raise […]
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