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Space Force Weighs Options to Boost Supply Chain Amid Production Surge

As the Space Force eyes a possible fivefold increase in the number of satellites it operates on orbit, defense officials are looking…

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German defense minister sees smooth sailing in parliament for his record defense budget

VIENNA — German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius told reporters after a Bundestag defense committee hearing on Wednesday that lawmakers had…

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Air Force

The F-117: Now Washington Can See Stealth in the Light of History

The Smithsonian’s announcement that an F-117A Nighthawk, tail number 85-0818, is headed to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space…

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Air Force

US Air Force has a $14 billion supply hole, service officials say

The U.S. Air Force has a $14 billion hole in supply for aircraft parts, affecting how the service acquires parts and…

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Air Force

Air Force Eyes New-Build F-16s to Boost Fighter Force

The Air Force will consider acquiring new F-16 Fighting Falcon jets to help fill capacity shortfalls in its aging fighter fleet, multiple…

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Air Force

Pentagon looks to AI to identify space and missile threats

Missile defense in wartime involves many complications. Human operators must deal with high-speed objects, short timelines and sensor data that…

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Air Force

US Space Command Should Always Be Led by a Guardian

General Stephen Whiting took command of U.S. Space Command in January 2024, and if customary three-year tenures hold, his tour would…

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Air Force

F-16s That Defended Capital on 9/11 Preserved for History

Three F-16s that flew in defense of Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2001, will be retired and preserved as museum artifacts.  …

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Air Force

Sierra Space’s Ghost Reentry Vehicle Is Taken Through Logistics Paces

A bottle of whiskey and a software-defined radio might make an unusual test load, but Sierra Space used the odd…

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Defense Industry

Space Force Expects to Spend $17B More on Launch as Demand Soars

The Space Force expects the scope of its main launch program to grow by 91 missions and nearly $17 billion…

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