Space Force

Johns Hopkins APL secures $3B contract for missile defense research

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) a massive $3 billion contract to advance research and development...

Aegis Guam system hits ballistic missile in test

Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have successfully completed Flight Experiment Mission (FEM)-02, demonstrating a live exo-atmospheric intercept...

NATO assumes control of new missile defense system in Poland

NATO has formally taken control of the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System (AAMDS) in Redzikowo, Poland. The transition was marked by a ceremony attended by...

German startup tests MIRA II spaceplane in key trial

German-based POLARIS Raumflugzeuge has announced a successful milestone in the development of its MIRA II spaceplane, completing the first aerospike roll test with its...

Google criticized for displaying Ukraine’s military installations

Google Earth and Maps recently updated its satellite imagery of Ukraine, inadvertently revealing locations of military installations without censoring them. The move has sparked sharp...

Northrop Grumman develops hypersonic glide phase interceptor

Northrop Grumman has announced the development of its Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI), a cutting-edge system designed to detect, track, and neutralize hypersonic threats during...

Russian heavy Sarmat missile explodes during test

A Russian RS-28 "Sarmat" intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) reportedly exploded during a test at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region, according to the...

US conducts successful hypersonic test bed flight experiment

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced the successful flight of its Hypersonic Test Bed (HTB-1) in a recent experiment aimed at advancing hypersonic...

US conducts second Minuteman III ICBM test in a week

For the second time in a week, a joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen, supported by Space Force Guardians, launched an...

Ursa Major successfully tests new Draper engine

Ursa Major, a leading rocket propulsion company, announced the successful hot-fire test of its Draper engine. The Draper engine, designed to offer enhanced performance and...

Drones destroy Russian early warning radar

On May 22, Ukrainian drones targeted and destroyed a Russian missile early warning radar system, Voronezh-DM, near the village of Glubokiy in the Krasnodar...

South Korea plans to launch its second spy satellite

South Korea is gearing up to launch its second military spy satellite in early April, announced the defense ministry on Monday. Following the successful launch...

South Korea’s first spy satellite sends clear images of Pyongyang

South Korea's maiden military spy satellite has achieved a milestone by transmitting clear images of central Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, following its...

US successfully tests a new ballistic missile interceptor

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted a successful intercept of an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) using an upgraded Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI). The test,...

Stratolaunch completes captive carry flight with Talon-A hypersonic vehicle

Stratolaunch has achieved a significant milestone by conducting a captive carry flight with the first powered Talon-A hypersonic vehicle, TA-1, under its Roc mother...

SpaceX Falcon Heavy to launch US Space Force’s secretive spaceplane

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is poised to launch the U.S. Air Space Force’s secretive X-37B spaceplane, according to a recent service press release. The Space...

Lockheed Martin revolutionizes deep space exploration with JETSON program

Lockheed Martin, a global aerospace and defense company, has embarked on a groundbreaking mission with the Joint Emergent Technology Supplying On-Orbit Nuclear (JETSON) High...

Germany to buy Israeli missile defense system for $4.3 billion

The German lawmakers on Wednesday announced plans to purchase Israel's Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system. The German Bundestag earmarked 560 million € ($607 million) ahead of a...

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