Rocket engines, helmet displays and ground robots: Last looks from AFA Day 3
Here are some parting sights from across the show floor at this year's conference.
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How the industrial base is responding to Air Force, Space Force needs
Demand signals from leadership are shaping investments in design, engineering and manufacturing.
Building logistics networks for contested environments
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Missiles, drones and counter-drone systems: A look at day 2 of AFA
From counter-drone lasers to cutaway engine blocks, here are some of the sights from around the trade show floor.
Hypersonics, rocket startup Ursa Major to go public in $2.3B deal
"This transaction will help us turn that foundation into the production capacity our customers need,” CEO Chris Spagnoletti said.
Fixing the Achilles’ heel of air-and-missile defense with solid rocket motors
Resupply of SRMs during a high-tempo engagement like Iran could take years without procurement changes.
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Built for another era, our air-and-missile-defense industrial base needs more builders
New entrants are filling unmet needs in air-and-missile defense.
The Army’s Digital Transformation
AI is reshaping the Army’s approach to cyber, electronic warfare and command and control. At TechNet Augusta 2026, leaders outlined how they’re turning emerging technology into capabilities for the battlefield.
Dwindling stockpiles of solid rocket motors highlight industrial base challenges
Supply shortages, damaged radars raise concerns about air and missile defense.
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It’s a flight-proven hypersonic missile powered for the first time by a storable liquid engine
A new Air Force demonstrator with a novel engine is testing whether hypersonics can field faster, be adaptable, and affordably scale.
Ursa Major unleashes HAVOC with new hypersonic missile
Ursa Major's new CEO Chris Spagnoletti told Breaking Defense that the company's new hypersonic weapon could cost $3 million a piece.
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Liquid propulsion for hypersonics provides flight capabilities not seen before
Ursa Major's American-made storable liquid rocket engine technology offers advantages over traditional liquid and solid rocket propulsion.
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Why Bigger Fences Aren’t Enough in the Age of Drones
Traditional thinking about how to protect facilities must adapt to new threats such as drones or downstream attacks.
Ursa Major looks to fly Draper engine, takes aim at rocket engine markets
“This will be a next-generation capability being introduced by Ursa Major for hypersonic technology,” Ursa Major CEO Dan Jablonsky told Breaking Defense.
Raytheon, Ursa Major log successful solid rocket motor flight test
"In this particular program, we went from concept and design to firing and flight on the range in just under four months, which is lightning fast," said Ursa Major CEO Dan Jablonsky.
Such efficiency, very defense: Congress, industry waiting for Elon’s DOGE to wow
In which five executives, three lawmakers and two Pentagon officials weigh in on whether they think DOGE will be a good thing or a bad thing for the Defense Department.
Ursa Major wins, matches $12.5M investment from DoD to improve solid rocket motor production
Ursa Major will match DoD's $12.5 million investment bringing the total deal's value up to $25 million.