Hijacked Satellites and Orbiting Space Weapons: In the 21st Century, Space Is the New Battlefield Outer space has emerged as the world's next battlefield, demonstrated by recent cyberattacks on satellites blamed on Russia.
Pentagon to Keep Sharing Key Satellite Data for Hurricane Forecasting Despite Planned Cutoff The Department of Defense now says it will continue sharing key data collected by three sophisticated weather satellites that...
Radar Satellite Launched by India and NASA Will Track Minuscule Changes to Earth's Land and Ice NASA and India paired up to launch an Earth-mapping satellite capable of tracking even the slightest shifts in land and ice.
Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn Rocket Reaches Orbit on First Test Flight Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of...
Japanese Space Startup Aborts 2nd Satellite Launch Attempt Minutes After Liftoff Space One said it aborted the flight of its Kairos No. 2 rocket after concluding that it was unlikely to complete its mission...
The US Military Already Has a Decades-Old Countermeasure for Russian Space Nukes During the Cold War, the Air Force used an F-15 and a specially designed missile to destroy a satellite in orbit.
South Korea Delays Its Own Spy Satellite Liftoff, Days After North's Satellite Launch Under a contract with SpaceX, South Korea is to launch five spy satellites by 2025.
Attacks on Satellites May Trigger Military Response, US and Japanese Officials Say With additional treaty obligations between the U.S. and Japan, American forces could be drawn into a skirmish if Japanese...
Space Force on Notice as Russia Warns Commercial Satellites May Be a 'Legitimate Target' Commercial satellites have been used to take aerial images that show deployments, damage and destruction of Russia's...
Space Force Takes Over All Military Satellite Communications The Army has also transferred roughly $78 million of its budget to the Space Force for 2022 to help expand the service's...
Walks on the Mall, Shake Shack Burgers and a Car Crash: Scenes from the Guard's Deployment in DC What started as an 800-troop mission for the D.C. National Guard has ballooned to more than 2,000 troops as Republican...
Former Space Force Sergeant Fatally Shot Teen in 'Vigilante Violence,' Colorado Officials Say Orest Schur received a 54-year prison sentence after a jury in June found him guilty of second-degree murder and attempted...
Airman Killed in Off-Base AK-47 Shooting Near F.E. Warren Air Force Base Identified An airman stationed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, who died after being shot by an AK-47 fired through the wall of an off...
VA Processes Record-Breaking Number of Disability Claims This Year, with 62% Approval Rate The department has made changes in the past several years designed to process disability compensation claims faster and...
Air Force Chief's Sudden Retirement Raises Question of 'Who Is Next' in Leadership Shake-Up Policy experts told Military.com that the departure raises alarm amid other leadership changes within the Department of the...