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One of America's secretive X-37Bs is set to perform a series of maneuvers called aerobraking that will significantly change its orbit, which is said to be a first-of-its-kind event for the mini-space shuttle.

Secretive X-37B Spaceplane To Use Aerobraking Maneuvers To Rapidly Change Orbit

By Joseph Trevithick
Oct 10 1:08 PM EDT
The U.S. Space Development Agency, or SDA has outlined the progress made so far in demonstrating a satellite-based Link 16 network to transmit data directly from space, as well as the potential of laser communications to connect satellites together, and to use those same satellites to conduct missile tracking from low Earth orbit (LEO).

Link 16 Coverage From Space, Laser Communications Relays Make Major Advances

By Thomas Newdick
Sep 17 6:27 PM EDT
The U.S. Space Force second-in-command has provided updates on plans for the service’s introduction of space-based ground moving-target indicator and air moving-target indicator (GMTI/AMTI) capabilities.

U.S. To Track Moving Air And Ground Targets Via Space By 2030, But Aircraft Will Still Play A Part

By Thomas Newdick
Sep 4 8:24 PM EDT
The U.S. Navy says it is on the verge of having persistent, reliable, and secure high-speed internet connections across its fleets thanks to a project leveraging commercial satellite constellations like SpaceX's Starlink.

Starlink Now Being Deployed On U.S. Navy Warships

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 22 12:53 PM EDT
Ukraine has used a crowd-funded satellite to attack more than 1,500 targets in Ukraine and Russia.

“People’s Satellite” Helped Ukraine Hit Over 1,000 Targets Spy Agency Says

By Howard Altman
Jun 26 8:18 PM EDT
Artist rendering of NGI in flight.

Showdown Brewing Over Ballistic Missile Interceptor Site On East Coast

By Howard Altman
Jun 11 7:16 PM EDT
Defense officials say a notice to airmen was issued for a Russian space launch booster, not a military exercise.

Russian Rocket Booster, Not Military Exercise, Prompts Airspace Warning Off California

By Howard Altman
May 17 12:46 PM EDT
NASA's DC-8 airborne science laboratory banks low over the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., upon arrival Nov. 8, 2007.

NASA’s DC-8 Flying Lab Flies Into Retirement, Making The Type Nearly Extinct

By Thomas Newdick
May 15 3:56 PM EDT
Satellites in space

Russia’s Anti-Satellite Nuke Could Leave Lower Orbit Unusable, Test Vehicle May Already Be Deployed

By Oliver Parken, Joseph Trevithick
May 3 7:00 PM EDT
SpaceX's contract for a new satellite constellation for the DOD could be a game changer.

If SpaceX’s Secret Constellation Is What We Think It Is, It’s Game Changing (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Mar 20 4:44 PM EDT
The US Air Force has confirmed a spate of drone incursions occurred at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia in December 2023.

Mysterious Drones Swarmed Langley AFB For Weeks

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Mar 15 7:29 PM EDT
The White House has confirmed that a recently disclosed serious national security threat is indeed related to a Russian anti-satellite capability under development, but many questions remain.

Russia’s “Highly Concerning” Anti-Satellite Super Weapon: What Are The Possibilities?

By Joseph Trevithick
Feb 15 5:34 PM EST
The US Space Force's top officer says he is extremely concerned by Russian and Chinese threats to American space-based assets.

Threats In Space “Extremely Concerning”: Space Force Boss

By Joseph Trevithick
Feb 14 9:00 PM EST
A cryptic press release has revealed concerns about a reported Russian space-based capability that poses a serious and destabilizing threat to national security.

Alarm Raised Over Destabilizing New Russian Threat In Space: Reports

By Joseph Trevithick
Feb 14 4:28 PM EST
Starship pictured during static-fire testing

Military May Get Its Own SpaceX Starship Rockets For Dangerous Missions

By Oliver Parken
Feb 2 1:44 PM EST
The Army's Reagan Test Site support operations were among many affected by wild waves that swamped Roi-Namur Island in the Kwajalein Atoll on Jan. 20.

Reagan Test Site Damage From Massive Waves Seen In Imagery

By Howard Altman
Jan 24 6:30 PM EST
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