British engineering giant Rolls-Royce established a partnership with Reaction Engines, a fellow British aerospace space company that specializes in hypersonic-power. On top of plans for future joint projects, Rolls-Royce is solidifying this… Continue reading "Rolls-Royce Invests in Hypersonic Specialized Aerospace Manufacturer"
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) deployed several J-10 and J-11 fighter jets that crossed the Taiwan Strait “midline”, which serves as an unofficial maritime border between the… Continue reading "Chinese Fighter Jets Cross Into Unofficial Airspace of Taiwan During Top-level US Visit"
The U.S. Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center chose SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA) for a five-year contract to continue providing launch services for national security satellites for… Continue reading "SpaceX & ULA Contracted to Launch National Security Satellites"
The United States Space Command announced on early on the 23rd July that it has evidence that Russia has launched, orbited, and tested a space-based anti-satellite weapon. The United Kingdom’… Continue reading "Russia Tests New Space-Based Anti-Sattelite Weapon System"
The US Space Force (USSF) was created as a separate branch of the United States Air Force on December 20th, 2019. U.S. Air Force General John was Raymond appointed as… Continue reading "Space Force Lays Out its Organizational Structure"
Around midnight on 7th July, the Venezuelan Airforce claimed that it had “neutralized” a United States Registered aircraft for violating its airspace. Venezuela claims that the plane was neutralized by… Continue reading "Venezuela Claims it has Shot Down a US-Registered Aircraft for Violating its Airspace"
In a major milestone, the U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) commander and U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations, signed Space Command’s first operations order since its reestablishment as part of the… Continue reading "US SPACECOM Takes Over Operation Olympic Defender in First Formal Order"
A Boeing X-37B autonomous space plane launched on Sunday 17 May, on its latest mission from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The unmanned craft is conducting the sixth mission flown by… Continue reading "X-37B Robot Space Plane Launches on Space Force Mission"
The Space Force system Space Fence is officially online and operational. A program previously under Air Force control and later moved to the responsibly of Space Force, after the creation… Continue reading "Space Fence – New Hardware for Space Force"
Competent electronic warfare capabilities are essential to aircraft survival and effectiveness in the modern battlespace. SAMs and air to air missile are the most apparent threats driving electronic defenses, but… Continue reading "In Profile: Airborne Jamming Pods – How to Stay Alive in the Modern Battlespace"