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25 February

Avio Plans $500M US Solid Rocket Motor Facility

Avio is positioning itself for future US missile and space propulsion demand with a planned $500-million-dollar solid rocket motor facility in southern Virginia.

25 February

Staff Writer With AFP

US Forces Regret Giving Seoul Late Notice on Drills Tied to China Standoff

The United States military said Wednesday that it regretted not giving South Korea timely notice about a recent air force drill that reportedly triggered a midair standoff with China.

25 February

Staff Writer With AFP

USS Gerald Ford, World’s Largest Aircraft Carrier, at US Base on Crete

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, has reached the US naval base of Souda Bay on Crete, en route to joining a massive military build-up in the Middle East.

24 February

Rojoef Manuel

B-2 Spirit Modernization Advances With First Flight of SNC Comms Suite

SNC has completed the maiden flight of its Adaptable Communications Suite with the B-2 Spirit heavy strategic bomber aircraft.

24 February

Senior Airman Jenna Hayes, a loadmaster assigned to the 709th Airlift Squadron, and Taylor Kastenhuber, a traffic management office contractor with Criterion East, push a pallet of medical supplies bound for Honduras at Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station on Nov. 6, 2024. In total 32 pallets totaling nearly 8,000 pounds of cargo were transported in support of the Denton Program. (U.S. Air Force photo taken by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Grossi)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Launches ‘SPEED CSO’ to Accelerate Commercial Tech Acquisition

The US Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center has launched a new acquisition pathway to accelerate the integration of advanced solutions into bases and mission support teams.

24 February

Rojoef Manuel

AST SpaceMobile Bags $30M SDA Deal for Tactical SATCOM Demo

AST SpaceMobile has secured a $30-million contract to demonstrate low-latency tactical satellite communications for the US Space Development Agency.

24 February

Anduril test fires its hypersonic solid rocket motor for a US Navy missile.

Ronald Watkins

Anduril Secures $43M to Boost US Solid Rocket Motor Production

The US Department of Defense has awarded Anduril Industries $43.7 million in additional funding to expand domestic production of solid rocket motors.

24 February

Rojoef Manuel

General Atomics Names Loyal Wingman Prototype YFQ-42A ‘Dark Merlin’

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has selected “Dark Merlin” as the name for its YFQ-42A unmanned aerial system bid under the US Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.

24 February