On 2 June, Rocket Lab launched the second of Blacksky’s Gen 3 electro-optical (EO) imagery satellites from it’s complex in Mahia, New Zealand. This constellation is intended to offer a… Continue reading "Blacksky Launches 2nd Gen 3 Satellite for Real-time Tracking Constellation"
On May 27, Rocket Lab announced that it would be acquiring Geost, a producer of electro-optical and infrared sensors, for $275 million. This puts Rocket Lab in a unique position… Continue reading "Rocket Lab Enters Missile Defense Satellite Market with Acquisition of Geost"
On May 29 Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Defense for Digital Development, Katernya Chernohorenko, announced that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had signed an agreement to acquire the NATO standard ‘Control… Continue reading "Ukraine Signs on for Link 16, Enabling Close Integration with NATO Air Forces"
After years of anticipation DJI has released its new flagship drone, the Mavic 4 Pro. While intended for the civilian filmmaker market DJI’s products have been at the center of… Continue reading "DJI Releases Revolutionary Mavic 4 Pro but is Blocked from US Market"
A press conference was held by President Trump on May 20 announcing that an architecture for the Golden Dome missile defense system had been selected. Perhaps most importantly the overall… Continue reading "$175 Billion Golden Dome Architecture Officially Selected"
On May 14, the US Army announced that the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft would be officially designated the MV-75. Previously the vehicle was known by its Bell Textron name, the… Continue reading "US Army Officially Designates FLRAA as the MV-75 and Gives it New Special Forces Capabilities"
On May 19 General Atomics’ Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) announced that their YFQ-42A had entered the ground testing phase on May 7. This uncrewed fighter is GA-ASI’s entrant to the USAF’s… Continue reading "General Atomics’ Collaborative Combat Aircraft Begins Ground Test Phase, First Image Revealed"
On May 7, the Army Chief of Staff General Randy George told Congress he wanted to move up the fielding of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) from 2030… Continue reading "US Army Cancels 6,000hp Blackhawk Upgrade to Speed up FLRAA"
In the 1960s the X-15 program proved to be an incalculably valuable asset to hypersonic flight testing that allowed for various advanced projects like the Apollo program, advanced warhead reentry… Continue reading "Stratolaunch Completes First Flight of a Reusable Hypersonic Aircraft Since 1968"
Rocket Lab has been contracted by the US Air Force to deliver cargo from space using it’s new launch vehicle, the Neutron. Announced May 8, during their quarterly earnings call,… Continue reading "Neutron to Deliver Cargo from Space for Air Force Research Lab in 2026"