U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

Readers write about the Chinese Navy’s Case 3 operational capability, SAF and supersonic aircraft and the Senate’s hold on military promotion confirmations.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Steve Trimble
The Marines awarded a contract to a Malloy-Survice Engineering team in April to deliver 189 Tactical Resupply UAS.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

Clementine Starling and Julia Siegel
SpaceX’s tussle in Ukraine illustrates the industry’s rising power in modern conflict.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Zero-trust architecture is an approach to information technology security that emphasizes constant reverification of device identity and integrity.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Thoma Bravo is selling its aerospace and defense consultancy Exostar to Arlington Capital Partners.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The Pentagon still lacks a plan to successfully wrestle sustainment functions away from the collection of contractors that now jealously own those roles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Senate on Sept. 20 confirmed U.S. Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
The University of Texas at Dallas will lead a consortium of universities, national laboratories and energy storage companies.
Supply Chain

By Bill Carey
The U.S. Defense Department has added a fluorine-free firefighting foam to its Qualified Products List .
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
AeroVironment makes two loitering munitions: the anti-personnel Switchblade 300 and the anti-armored vehicle Switchblade 600.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Beta has been working with AFWerx and Agility Prime for more than three years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The program, known as Silent Barker, consists of at least two launches, each with multiple payloads.
Space

By Brian Everstine
A major new Pentagon initiative to bring on thousands of cheap autonomous systems will not require new funding or authorities.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army’s near-term plan to field an operational hypersonic missile faced a test setback when another launch was scrubbed.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Predicting contrail cirrus; Autonomy proving ground; eVTOL river crossing; Electric regional seaplane.
Emerging Technologies

It is time for Sen. Tommy Tuberville—and the Senate—to grow up and find a way to end this impasse.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Autonomy Prime was established to engage nontraditional players in the development of autonomous capabilities for U.S. Air Force platforms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon on Aug. 31 created a new website to post unexplained aerial phenomena (UAP) reports as incidents are resolved.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. has announced a new package of aid for Ukraine, including for the first time the announcement of AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles to be used for air defense.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon plans to field thousands of autonomous systems—including aircraft, ships and ground vehicles—on a scale not seen within two years.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The Defense Department has started canvassing the market for interest in reviving domestic and North American production of titanium sponge.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is asking for ideas to prototype and demonstrate a space system that can launch within 24 hr. of notice.
Space

By Byron Callan
The Pentagon and Congress must keep in mind shareholder partners and their influence on the behavior of public company management.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
AeroVironment plans to buy Tomahawk Robotics, a developer of software and hardware to control multiple tactical uncrewed air and ground vehicles at once.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
The study contracts were awarded via the SDA’s System, Technologies, and Emerging Capabilities broad agency announcement.
Commercial Space