Satellite service Starlink doesn’t have the capabilities to be the FAA’s comms backbone. Trump officials may take a $2.4B contract from Verizon and give it to Musk’s company anyway.
The head of a hard-charging unit building a futuristic satellite network that’s key to Trump's Iron Dome plan has been suspended amid a DoD turf war that threatens its independence.
Crashes of Army helicopters and fatalities are at the highest rates in over a decade. Veterans say it’s a result of a deadly mix of inexperience and flawed training.
While Jeff Bezos has spent $14 billion to achieve his first space launch, his billionaire rival has built a thriving business, mostly with other people’s money.
The billionaire’s rocket is ready for its first launch. It could give satellite operators and the DoD a long-desired option to SpaceX—at a cheaper price, Forbes reveals.
To neutralize drones, federal authorities depend on jamming their control signals. Now countermeasures developed in the Ukraine war are available to shoppers in the U.S.
Secrecy has shrouded Phoenix Ghost drones since the U.S. first rushed them to Ukraine. Now their little-known maker, Aevex, is stepping into the light with plans to become a major supplier of aerial weapons.
Congress has resisted efforts to cut or consolidate the sprawling agency for decades. Now crumbling infrastructure, mounting costs and budget cuts may force the issue.