Blue Origin, ULA and Aerojet win Air Force contracts for U.S.-made rocket engines Blue Origin, the rocket venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, is among the beneficiaries in a set of Air Force… Read More
Next-gen B-21 bomber’s design unveiled Today the U.S. Air Force took the wraps off the design for its Long Range Strike Bomber, now known as… Read More
Navy investigates mystery drone sighting near Bangor submarine base The Navy has confirmed that it’s investigating the illegal flight of an unidentified drone over Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, the home base… Read More
New terror-fighting tool: a pain-inflicting, stress-inducing training vest for cops, soldiers A Canadian firm has found a new way to apply an old technology so police and soldiers can help add… Read More
GAO shoots down challenge to Northrop Grumman’s Long Range Strike Bomber contract The Government Accountability Office ruled that Northrop Grumman won the U.S. Air Force’s contract for the Long Range Strike Bomber… Read More
Coast Guard aborts copter training mission after Port Angeles laser flash The U.S. Coast Guard says it had to cut a helicopter training mission short on Monday night after the airborne crew… Read More
SpaceX trumps United Launch Alliance in bid for Air Force GPS-3 launch contract SpaceX is poised to win an Air Force national security launch contract by default because its archrival, United Launch Alliance, has… Read More
Trident missile launch sparks UFO freakout in Los Angeles and on Twitter An unannounced Trident missile launch lit up the skies over Los Angeles on Saturday night, setting off a hail of… Read More
Boeing and Lockheed protest Air Force’s snub on long-range bomber Boeing and Lockheed Martin say they’ve filed a formal protest of last month’s Pentagon decision to award a bomber contract… Read More
Boeing’s new laser gun incinerates drones in 15 seconds Drones are everywhere these days — straying onto the White House lawn and disrupting wildfire operations. Now, Boeing has developed… Read More
U.S. Air Force deploying 18,000 iPads to replace bulky paper flight manuals The U.S. Air Force is hoping to save as much as $50 million over the next 10 years by outfitting… Read More
Laser power test extends flight time of spy plane to 48 hours Seattle area startup LaserMotive and defense giant Lockheed Martin today announced that they’ve successfully completed tests of a laser-based power… Read More
Adapx wins $1.65M DARPA contract to bring speech and sketch to battlefield plans Seattle startup Adapx has won a $1.65 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to incorporate speech… Read More
Update: Boeing no longer working on hybrid airship, but damn it looked cool [Update: Well, that was interesting while it lasted. Minutes after we posted the first version of this story, a Boeing… Read More
U.S. Army tests Android, iPhone and Windows Phone 7 The U.S. Army is nearing the conclusion of a six-week test of more than 300 smartphones and tablet computers, analyzing… Read More
Moving from air to ground: Insitu Pacific to support iRobot vehicles Insitu is best known for its unmanned aircraft systems. But the unit of The Boeing Co. is moving from the… Read More
