Air Mobility Command documents say they’re interested counter-drone systems, including platforms that can operate near friendly aircraft, so as not to hypothetically accidentally jam or spoof a nearby vice president’s plane.
By Michael MarrowRocket development builds on tried and true experience for new orbital missions
With Russian engines out of the picture, there’s a new Medium Launch Vehicle on the horizon that is US sourced with a fairing sized to launch constellations.
Negotiations with the US Air Force over the cost of the E-7 Wedgetail are still ongoing, a Boeing executive confirmed at the Singapore Airshow.
By Colin Clark
“I don’t know if it’s somehow a sign of greater transparency or why, but normally, defence steadfastly resist saying what options it’s taking up to government,” Marcus Hellyer of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute said. “It’s quite unusual that they’re flagging they are only taking one option to government before they’ve actually even done it.”
By Colin Clark
For it’s Liberty Lifter project, the research agency is betting on a concept called the “wing-in-ground effect,” an aerodynamic principle that’s well-known but proven difficult to master, a DARPA official told Breaking Defense.
By Justin Katz
