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The AGM-190A small cruise missile “meets requirements to become an available weapons system for broader real-world use,” U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command announced today.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has reorganized its work into four domains that feed an overarching Technology Transition Office, the lab commander said Wednesday.

The Pentagon's push to incorporate artificial intelligence is presenting both opportunities and challenges in defense training, according to retired Vice Adm. Sean Buck.

The U.S. Space Force's commercial software laboratory is preparing to host its first participants since undergoing an extensive overhaul. The changes — which include a new name, longer program timelines and rotating focus areas — are intended to create a more effective pipeline for bringing participants' software into operational use.

After a fly-off earlier this year that challenged competitors to build drones capable of lifting four times their weight, DARPA is readying for a second event in 2028. The first DARPA Lift Challenge…

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Space Force to demonstrate GEO refueling, orbit transfer in upcoming demos

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Army, seeking to expand its space operations, expects over the next year to focus more attention on the stratosphere and experiments with high-altitude balloons…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rolls-Royce expects to deliver in “the next few months” two flight test engines to Bell Textron for its prototype of the U.S. Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, according to a company executive.

The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School is upgrading the X-62A VISTA, an F-16 testbed used for artificial intelligence-piloted flights, to allow AI agents to control the settings of the aircraft's sensors, according to Rachel Kinard, the school's director of research.