The Space Force “will do whatever it takes” to control the space domain, including destroying adversaries’ satellites, Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman said in a keynote address to kick off at the AFA Warfare Symposium.
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America Must Resource Its Spacepower Advantage
March 2, 2025
The Department of Defense’s directive to reapportion 8 percent of its spending to Trump administration priorities presents distinct opportunities and challenges. However, in seeking to realign funding, leaders must be careful not to cut to the bone of core capabilities and capacity. Nowhere is this more germane than in the…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced he was removing the top Judge Advocates General from the Army, Navy, and Air Force—a move former Air Force military legal leaders say raises many questions.
Kessel Run is pivoting. The Air Force’s original software factory, which brought modern digital application practices like agile development and DevSecOps to the military, is changing the way it does business.
The Navy’s secretive sixth-generation fighter—which will likely share attributes with the Air Force’s own Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter—will have substantially greater range and payload than its predecessors, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of the Navy said—indicating enthusiasm for the program amid uncertainty about both services’ path forward for…
Boeing Congratulates 2024 Polaris Awardees
Feb. 28, 2025
Steve Parker, the interim President and CEO at Boeing Defense, Space & Security, sends his congratulations to the Guardians being honored by the U.S. Space Force’s Polaris Awards at the 2025 AFA Warfare Symposium.
Defense Industry: Want Surge Capacity? Pay For It.
Feb. 28, 2025
If the Pentagon wants the U.S. defense industrial base to be able to surge production of munitions and more, those details should be included in requirements and contracts and paid for, industry leaders told lawmakers this week.
