Air Force gives 3D-printed rocket company Cape Canaveral launch padThe company's CEO is on Vice President Mike Pence's space council.By A. Dellinger, 01.17.2019
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket wins Air Force contractThe company's heavy lift rocket will fly national security missions in the future.By M. Moon, 10.11.2018
Next-gen GPS satellite launch delayed againThe launch date has slipped to December. By R. LeFebvre, 08.10.2018
Trump directs Pentagon to form a Space Force military branchThe president mentioned the idea earlier this year.By M. Locklear, 06.18.2018
Air Force general behind government 5G memo leaves White HouseHe reportedly pushed too hard for an official 5G network.By J. Fingas, 02.05.2018
Air Force reveals difference between ULA and SpaceX launch pricesThe government can save a ton by have SpaceX launch its satellites.By M. Moon, 06.16.2017
SpaceX will launch a secretive space drone for the Air ForceFalcon 9 will launch the X-37B in August, making it SpaceX's first Air Force mission. By S. Dent, 06.07.2017
The Pentagon is hunting ISIS using big data and machine learningIts newly-minted Algorithmic Warfare Cross Functional Team is taking the lead.By A. Tarantola, 05.15.2017
ICYMI: A 'Back to the Future' jacket and the super-secret space shuttle returnedFinally, you can dress like it's 2015. By R. Baldwin, 05.09.2017
Air Force enlists hackers to hunt bugs in its siteThe Department of Defense is finally warming to the idea of such bounty programsBy A. Tarantola, 04.26.2017
Drone operators outnumber any other type of Air Force pilotThe military branch keeps adding to its unmanned fleet.By R. LeFebvre, 03.13.2017
The US is preparing to modernize its nuclear weapons systemsThe Air Force Scientific Advisory Board will figure out what could go wrong when our nukes are networked.By J. Conditt, 12.30.2016
ICYMI: Orbital space junk is putting us in jeopardyThe US Air Force can track 10,000 pieces of space debris at a time.By K. Davis, 10.21.2016
DARPA's telescope will keep the military's satellites safeIt will give the Air Force the capability to monitor an underserved area of space.By M. Moon, 10.19.2016
Air Force boosts drone pilot bonuses to keep up with demandThey're getting up to $50,000 more in perks to make sure they stick it out for the long haul.By J. Fingas, 08.15.2016
Combat AI beats the Air Force's top tactical expertsAnd it only requires the processing power of a Raspberry Pi.By A. Dalton, 06.28.2016
SpaceX wins its first military launch contractAfter fighting for a chance to bid for Air Force launches, SpaceX will carry the next GPS satellite into orbit.By D. Cooper, 04.28.2016
Watch DARPA's tiny drone do 45 MPH indoors, autonomously... and then crash into countless expensive pieces. By T. Seppala, 02.12.2016
Air Force drones had a record number of crashes last yearThe drones' mysterious issue lies in their starter-generators.By M. Moon, 01.20.2016