SDA Delays Next Launches, This Time to Late Summer
The Space Development Agency is delaying the start of launches for its next batch of satellites until late this summer, citing supply chain issues that caused late deliveries.
How One Air Force General Explains Information Warfare—Using Football
Maj. Gen. Larry Broadwell, deputy commander of the 16th Air Force, used an elaborate, sports-themed analogy for understanding information warfare at the AFA Warfare Symposium.
X-37B Spaceplane Showed New Techniques in Latest Flight
X-37B, the Space Force’s secretive spaceplane, returned to Earth early March 7 after more than a year in orbit, touching down at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., the service announced on social media, saying the spacecraft “successfully deorbited and landed” at 2:22 a.m. local time.
Space Force Secretly Tested Sensors that Alert When China Is Watching
The Space Rapid Capabilities Office quietly launched prototype payloads on a satellite two years ago to help operators know when the spacecraft is being tracked by China’s space surveillance network—a capability the office is now exploring for the rest of the Space Force.
WATCH: Going Deeper on the Significance of Space Warfighting
Space superiority emerged as a major theme of the 2025 AFA Warfare Symposium, and retired Space Force Col. Jennifer Reeves, now a senior fellow with the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, goes deeper on the significance of that theme and what it means moving forward for the Space Force.
Radar Sweep
Russian Forces Depleted and Stalling on Eastern Front, Ukraine Says
The New York Times
Ukrainian forces have stalled the Russian offensive in the eastern Donetsk region in recent months and have started to win back small patches of land, according to Ukrainian soldiers and military analysts.
Air Force Intercepts Aircraft Flying in a Restricted Zone near Mar-a-Lago
The Associated Press
Air Force fighter jets intercepted a civilian aircraft flying in the temporarily restricted airspace near Donald Trump’s Florida home March 9, bringing the number of violations to more than 20 since the president took office on Jan. 20.
US Bolsters Position as World’s Top Arms Exporter
The Wall Street Journal
American defense companies have increased their dominance of the global arms trade, buoyed by European nations snapping up U.S. jet fighters and missiles. The U.S. accounted for 43 percent of global weapons exports over the past five years, up from 35 percent in the previous five-year period, according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, a think tank.
US Soldiers Arrested in Scheme to Send Classified Data, Missile Documents to China
The Washington Post
Two Active-Duty U.S. Soldiers stationed in Washington state and one former soldier in Oregon were arrested on March 6, accused of passing classified information including weapons documents and hard drives to contacts in China as recently as December, according to federal court documents.
OPINION: Getting NASA Back on Track: Critical to US Preeminence in Space
Forbes
“NASA is critical to national security. China intends to lead the world in space, and if that’s not a concern to you, it should be: The United States can boost its position by reinvigorating NASA as part of a three-tiered effort to win the 21st century space race,” writes retired Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, dean of the Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.
Hegseth Signs Memo Pushing Forward Software Acquisition Pathway Expansion
Breaking Defense
Pentagon officials are launching forward with plans to expand the use of the Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP) and throw additional work towards the Defense Innovation Unit, now that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has officially issued new guidance.
Moving Headaches Lead Military to Slow New Household Shipping Program
Military Times
In an effort to help military families avoid potential issues with their household goods shipments during the upcoming moving season, the services, U.S. Transportation Command and the new contractor in charge of managing those moves are taking steps to “mitigate” any further problems, officials said.
B-21 Aerial Refueling Demands Further Point to It Being a Stealthy Flying Gas Can
The War Zone
The U.S. Air Force’s vision for employing its future B-21 Raiders includes new requirements around refueling the stealth bombers in flight. The B-21, which is still deep in development, is expected to have an extremely long unrefueled range thanks to very large internal fuel capacity, a highly efficient airframe, and advanced engines.
US Halts Satellite Imagery Support to Ukraine in Major Policy Shift
Space News
The Trump administration has suspended U.S. satellite imagery support for Ukraine, the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency confirmed March 7. The decision cuts off Ukraine’s access to the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) commercial satellite imagery platform, which since 2022 provided Ukraine electro-optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery from multiple commercial remote sensing satellites.
‘5 Bullet Points’ Email Now a Weekly Task for Pentagon Civilians
Defense One
The “five things I did this week” email just became a weekly task for Defense civilians. On March 7, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth added to guidance he issued last week, instructing the department’s roughly 760,000 civilian employees to send five bullet points about their weekly achievements no later than noon Eastern time every Tuesday.
Astronauts Watch SpaceX’s Starship Explode in Space During Flight Test
Mashable
Astronauts orbiting 250 miles above Earth got a front-row seat to destruction on March 6. During a SpaceX flight test of Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket and spacecraft system, NASA’s Don Pettit snapped photos from the International Space Station of the ship blowing up.