Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed back on a U.S. proposal to recognize Russia’s control of Crimea as part of a cease-fire agreement, throwing into doubt President Trump’s efforts to bring an end to the war.
The Air Force faces critical skill gaps in digital fluency, multi-domain operations, strategic decision-making, intelligence analysis. and collaboration with allies—capabilities experts say are essential for modern warfare but remain underdeveloped across the service.
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has secured a $55 million contract from the Space Development Agency to serve as program integrator for SDA’s low Earth orbit satellite constellation, the Defense Department announced April 22.
Minutes before U.S. fighter jets took off to begin strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen last month, Army Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, who leads U.S. Central Command, used a secure U.S. government system to send detailed information about the operation to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Alexis Bonnell has stepped down from her positions at the Air Force Research Laboratory and transitioned to a new job at OpenAI, the company responsible for the development of ChatGPT.
As the U.S., Turkey, and others each race for an Israeli-style comprehensive air defense system, Greece’s top defense official said Athens sees its own ambitious Achilles Shield system as the “heart” of the nation’s modernized military.
A bipartisan group representing all U.S. governors is sounding the alarm about a looming move to transition Air National Guard units into the Space Force without approval from the affected states as efforts to reverse the decision continue in Congress.
Egypt and China launched first military drills between their air forces in Egypt’s airspace dubbed “Eagles of Civilization 2025,” in what analysts said suggested closer ties between the two militaries.
Software investment firm Thoma Bravo has emerged as the winning bidder for a slew of Boeing assets being divested, including Jeppesen, ForeFlight, AerData, and OzRunways. The all-cash transaction, announced April 22, is valued at $10.55 billion, according to the companies.
Engineers at NASA are developing a solution to address the potential for “dropped calls” in drones, self-flying electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis, and other future aircraft. The space agency on April 22 said that by the end of the year, researchers aim to design, build, and test what it describes as an “active phased array aerogel antenna” that can be embedded under an aircraft’s skin.
