Satellite swarm pitched as part of Golden Dome missile defense upgrade
Booz Allen Hamilton pitched Brilliant Swarm, a satellite constellation that could bring down incoming missiles.
Air Force weighs keeping 1970s-era missiles until 2050
(Bloomberg) -- The US Air Force is considering contingency plans that would extend the life of 1970s-era intercontinental ballistic missiles by 11 more years to 2050 if delays continue to plague the ...
Nuclear Triad Upgrades Put US Air Force Under Pressure, Meink Signals Tough Road Ahead
Adding to the Air Force’s struggles, a shortage of 1,800 pilots continues to affect readiness. Meink dismissed pay alone as a solution, stressing the need to improve quality of service and reduce ...
Trump Revives 6th Gen Fighter Programme To Dominate Skies And Take On China
Eight months ago, the departing Biden administration halted the ambitious 'Next Generation Air Dominance' fighter programme, ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN3d
USAF secretary nominee pledges to fast-track Sentinel nuclear ICBM deployment
Troy Meink, the nominee for Secretary of the Air Force, has vowed to prioritize nuclear modernization efforts, particularly ...
Defense News3d
Air Force secretary nominee pledges to focus on nuclear modernization
Air Force Secretary nominee Troy Meink said he would review the report on the LGM-35A Sentinel that followed its severe cost ...
Cold War relics: Why US Air Force wants its 1970s-era missiles until 2050
The previous strategy included keeping the Boeing-made 400 Minuteman III ICBMs in silos until 2039 and gradually replace them ...
L3Harris’ New Advanced Large Solid Rocket Motors Power Successful US Missile Defense Test
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has debuted an advanced large solid rocket motor to power the company’s air-launched, ...