The #Space Force is also close to reaching agreements with the NGA and NRO on how to share roles and responsibilities for purchasing commercial #satellite imagery and #data. via @mikaylaeasley.bsky.social defensescoop.com/2025/04/09/s...

The Space Force’s acquisition arm is now able to share unclassified information about on-orbit threats with hundreds of commercial #space companies under a new program called “Orbital Watch,” the service announced Tuesday. via @mikaylaeasley.bsky.social defensescoop.com/2025/04/09/s...

#Boeing beat out Lockheed Martin for the contract of the platform — which will be designated as the F-47, President Donald Trump announced during a press conference held in the Oval Office. via @mikaylaeasley.bsky.social defensescoop.com/2025/03/21/b...

Breaking: Trump announces that Boeing will build the Air Force's first sixth-gen fighter jet known as NGAD. The aircraft will be designated F-47 — "It's a beautiful number," Trump said. @defensescoop.bsky.social

As advancements in #AI capabilities proliferate, the #AirForce is using a series of capstone events in 2025 to serve as a proving ground for how the technology can be incorporated into future battle management operations. via @mikaylaeasley.bsky.social defensescoop.com/2025/03/13/a...

The #SDA has once again pushed back the launch of its first batch of operational data transport and missile-tracking #satellites, and is now targeting a date in “late summer 2025” to put the #space vehicles on orbit. via @mikaylaeasley.bsky.social defensescoop.com/2025/03/10/s...

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The #SDA is looking for industry to conduct studies on how the organization’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) can be integrated into President Donald Trump’s ambitious plans to boost homeland #missile #defense. via @mikaylaeasley.bsky.social defensescoop.com/2025/02/13/t...

As the #Army continues efforts to streamline #cATO processes, the service’s CIO has begun work to identify needs and challenges related to approving the same frameworks for physical platforms and #weapons systems. via @mikaylaeasley.bsky.social defensescoop.com/2025/02/03/a...

NEW: President Trump's new "Iron Dome for America" executive order focusing on homeland missile defense pushes for deployment of space-based interceptors. defensescoop.com/2025/01/28/t...

A survey conducted by Redspin found that over half of respondents did not feel prepared for CMMC's requirements, which will go into effect by mid-2025. via @mikaylaeasley.bsky.social defensescoop.com/2025/01/28/r...

The #Defense Department has tapped #Kratos to develop a testbed for #hypersonic vehicles under the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed 2.0 program, the company announced Monday. via @mikaylaeasley.bsky.social defensescoop.com/2025/01/06/k...

After supply chain woes delayed the launch of the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 satellites, SDA and the space industrial base are working to mitigate risks in future tranches. via @mikaylaeasley.bsky.social defensescoop.com/2024/12/26/s...

The Army and Navy successfully completed a critical test of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body yesterday — moving both the Army's Dark Eagle and the Navy's Conventional Prompt Strike closer to delivery: defensescoop.com/2024/12/13/a...

#AirForce leveraging #AI flight experiments to inform future testing efforts. AI tests being conducted at Edwards Air Force Base will inform the service's testing efforts for future programs, such as Collaborative Combat Aircraft. via @mikaylaeasley.bsky.social defensescoop.com/2024/12/12/a...

After taking a pause on the NGAD sixth-gen fighter jet this year, the Air Force has put the fate of the program into the hands of the upcoming Trump administration: defensescoop.com/2024/12/05/a...

As several of the U.S. #military services continue to develop and test #hypersonic #missiles, the #DOD at large is concurrently working to understand how the #weapons will fit into joint #warfighting operations once they are fielded. via @mikaylaeasley.bsky.social defensescoop.com/2024/11/22/d...

The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom signed a new agreement Monday that will see the three nations share each other’s testing facilities for hypersonic weapons. defensescoop.com/2024/11/18/h...