Vulcan’s first Space Force launch to carry long-delayed experimental PNT satellite
Vulcan's heaviest version, which will use six solid rocket motors, still awaits Space Force certification.
NTS-3, Aiming To Improve On GPS, Starts Integration Tests In August
UPDATED: To clarify costs. WASHINGTON: Ground integration tests of the experimental NTS-3 satellite, designed to demonstrate alternate positioning, navigation and timing capabilities to those now provided by GPS, will begin next month, an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) official tells Breaking Defense. “We’re just getting into what we call the ‘end-to-end system integration’ test. We’re […]
Michigan: Arsenal of Democracy for dangerous times
Michigan’s defense ecosystem and expertise makes it a special asset for production.
AFRL’s First WARTECH Summit To Vet Cutting-Edge Tech
"It's gonna hurt a little bit," said new AFRL Commander Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle. "We can't do everything -- we don't have the budget to do everything under the sun."
Joint Demos Try To Better Coordinate Ground Control & Satellites
CAPITOL HILL: The Air Force and other services, after decades during which America often built a highly capable military satellite but didn’t have the ground equipment to use it, are trying to claw back years and dollars of often wasted effort by holding joint experiments to test satellites and ground equipment at the same time. […]