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US to Launch Spy Satellite Atop Atlas V Rocket on Wednesday
Mar 01, 2017 (Sputnik)
A National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload has been scheduled for liftoff at 9:50 a.m. local time (1750 GMT) on Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in ...
Air Force Eastern Range innovates, expedites access to space
Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)
The U.S. Air Force has been breaking barriers since 1947, and this year is no exception with the implementation of the Autonomous Flight Safety System. The East...
AFCENT Airmen fight from ultimate high ground
Feb 15, 2017 (AFNS)
As adversaries and challenges evolve in dynamic battlefields across the globe, U.S. service members from U.S. Air Forces Central Command are using cutting-edge ...
Atlas V to launch classified US payload March 1
Feb 14, 2017 (Sputnik)
The launch of a top-secret US government payload atop an Atlas V rocket has been scheduled for March 1, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced in a press re...
Goldfein shares space focus
Feb 07, 2017 (AFNS)
Space is no longer the final frontier for the joint warfighter as the Air Force will organize, train and equip those who rely on the critical domain of space. D...
Failure is not an option at Peterson
Feb 01, 2017 (SPX)
On September 22, 1960, President Eisenhower addressed the United Nations General Assembly and asked, "Will outer space be preserved for peaceful use and develop...
The Legacy of Nazi Germany's Wonder Weapons
Feb 01, 2017 (SPX)
Nazi Germany's "wonder weapons" (Wunderwaffen) or "vengeance weapons" (Vergeltungswaffen) are part of the remarkable technological advances either achieved or p...
Russia, China pose growing threat to US Satellites warns Hyten
Jan 30, 2017 (Sputnik)
US Air Force Gen. John Hyten said that Russia and China are developing their anti-satellite capabilities and will soon pose a threat to the United States in spa...
Trump could reset Star Wars at full throttle toward militarization of space
Jan 30, 2017 (Sputnik)
US Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten's statement that Russia and China will soon pose a threat to American spacecraft resembles nothing so much as an attempt to just...
Hyten: Deterrence in space means no war will be fought there
Jan 26, 2017 (AFNS)
Space capabilities have created a revolution in military affairs, an environment in which information is key to the battlespace and deterrence means war will ne...
2016: Another year of excellence for Patrick's 45th Space Wing
Jan 25, 2017 (SPX)
The 45th Space Wing's performance throughout 2016 can be summed up in one word "amazing!" Supporting 23 launches, returning to operations 2 days, 13 hours and 4...
Russia Works on New-Generation Space Radio Intelligence System
Jan 11, 2017 (Sputnik)
Russia's Defense Ministry continues to develop the Liana Electronic Intelligence Program (ELINT) using Lotos-S satellites, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said T...
SecAF highlights progress at AFA breakfast
Jan 09, 2017 (AFNS)
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James addressed the Air Force Association's Air Force Breakfast Series Jan. 6, at the Key Bridge Marriot in Arlington, Virginia....
White paper sets out China's vision as a space power
Dec 28, 2016 (XNA)
China aims to become a space power, according to a white paper on the nation's space activities issued on Tuesday. The white paper, titled "China's Space Activi...
exactEarth to Provide India's Navy with Satellite AIS
Dec 23, 2016 (SPX)
exactEarth has announced that it has signed a contract with Antrix Corporation to provide Satellite AIS data services to the Indian Navy. The three-year subscri...
Raytheon to demonstrate military satellite capabilities for U.S. Air Force
Dec 21, 2016 (UPI)
Raytheon has received a $37 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to demonstrate Wideband Global Satellite Communications capabilities. The demonstration sup...
US ground forces communication with Space-Based IR Satellites
Dec 19, 2016 (Sputnik)
The US military tested the latest version of the ground-based Joint Tactical Ground System (JTAGS) that communicates with space-based infrared satellites, the A...
Innovation is Not a Top-Down Process
Dec 16, 2016 (SPX)
The U.S. Department of Defense continues to look to the private sector for ways to encourage innovation. This is a welcome initiative that we have commented on ...
Spaceflight Industries Reveals its BlackSky Platform
Dec 16, 2016 (SPX)
Spaceflight Industries today announced the availability of its BlackSky global intelligence platform, as well as its Early Adopter Program (EAP) participants, a...
Pentagon Claims China Preparing Anti-Satellite Missile Test
Dec 13, 2016 (Sputnik)
Beijing is gearing up to test fire a powerful new asymmetric-warfare weapon, a missile designed to destroy satellites in space. Pentagon officials detected prep...
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