WASHINGTON — California-based startup Xona Space Systems has been awarded a $4.6 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to demonstrate how its satellite-based positioning, ...

Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess, commander of U.S. Space Forces – Space, speaks during a panel discussion at the Space Force Association’s 2024 Spacepower Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 11, 2024.

The US-made F-5s, which first flew in the 1950s, are part of Iran's outdated air force. Tehran relies heavily on its missile and drone arsenal, rather than crewed fighter aircraft. A new satellite ...

Jettly reports on the evolution of Air Force One, highlighting its role in shaping private aviation standards and ...

The Space Force's Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites, depicted here, serve a neighborhood watch function in geosynchronous orbit. (U.S. Air Force) The Space Force is ...

Commercial satellite imagery, downlinked by Air Force members through deployable military ground stations, is aiding local emergency response units in their fight against the overflowing rivers that ...

U.S. Army soldiers set up satellite nodes at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Space Force is looking to increase buys of commercial satcom to supplement military systems. Credit: U.S. Indo-Pacific ...

The United States Space Force is exploring options to use its new Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve to facilitate on-demand launches for getting much needed capabilities on orbit quickly. Col.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force is moving ahead with plans to change its approach to national security satellites, including greater use of government sensors on commercial satellites and ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Space Force’s main acquisition arm is looking to see which of its major programs could be scaled back or replaced with a commercial alternative. “Nobody got a pass.