New DARPA project explores microbes for bio-manufacturing in space
The B-SURE bio-bugs program is a first baby step in using biology to create a space-based supply chain, reducing reliance on materials launched from Earth.
Newly public Planet aims for NRO contract, software investments
Planet is hopeful that NRO not only will be interested in its current 50cm resolution SkySat constellation, but also its newest constellation, called Pelican, which will be operational in 2023, said co-founder Robbie Shingler.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
NDAA pumps the brakes on programs to track moving targets
Until a program-by-program review is provided by the Defense Department, the armed services committees would limit spending on each one to no more than than 75% of its planned annual budget.
Space Force launches experimental sats to detect nukes, test laser communications
Included among the STP-3 mission's payloads is NASA’s Laser Communication Relay Demonstration (LCRD) aimed at enabling higher speed communications across the vast region of space between the Earth and Mars.
Biden administration to propose new global norms for military space
Chiding Russia for its recent ASAT test, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said that "from the Defense Department's perspective, we would like to see all nations agree to refrain from anti-satellite weapons testing that creates debris."
New White House space framework highlights military resilience amid ‘serious threat’
Despite increasing threats to and from space, the new priorities document stresses that "confrontation or conflict" is not inevitable.
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America must adopt a Sixth Domain of warfare doctrine
The Sixth Domain is not defined by geography. It’s a new kind of conflict in which autonomy and networked systems allow thousand-dollar consumer electronics to destroy multi-million-dollar conventional weapons systems.
Northrop to flight test software-defined SATCOM radio for AFRL
The test will see how well "Freedom Radio" works with third-party communications, as integration is seen as critical for JADC2.
Senate cut to F-35C will delay ‘critical’ capabilities: Navy
In response to lawmakers, Navy says budget cuts will add $700 million long-term to retrofit fighters.
It’s a FOBS, Space Force’s Saltzman confirms amid Chinese weapons test confusion
China's recent test of a FOBS/HGV hybrid is "a very forward-edge technology capability," said Space Force's Lt. Gen. Chance (Salty) Saltzman.
Space Force takes first step to establish components in commands from Europe to Asia
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has given the go-ahead for Space Force components in EUCOM, INDO-PACOM, CENTCOM and US Forces in Korea, but questions remain about Guardians' "global responsibility."
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Answering the demand signal to move faster, field sooner, iterate continuously
As threats rapidly evolve, digital engineering, manufacturing capacity and robust supply chains are critical to meeting challenges.
Space Force sees AI as ‘absolutely essential’ for JADC2
Brig. Gen. John Olson said that for JADC2 to work, "artificial intelligence and machine learning are absolutely essential enablers to make us able to react, and respond, and again, make sense of the information, then act upon it."
China’s mysterious hypersonic test may take a page from DARPA’s past
"Calling it 'breaking the laws of physics' does not lead to rational scrutiny," Secure World's Victoria Samson said of the recent Chinese hypersonic test.
Army adds Finnish satellite startup ICEYE to SAR research effort
Under the agreement with ICEYE, the Army will look especially hard at the ability to significantly cut the time it takes to relay ISR data from a satellite to shooters on the ground.
Raytheon, Northrop, Lockheed to compete for hypersonic interceptor
The GPI is being developed to knock down hypersonic missiles as they glide through the Earth's upper atmosphere at about 70 kilometers in altitude at speeds greater than Mach 5.