Ideas

China ‘Colonizes’ Space with Its First Rice Harvest

The cultivation of food in orbit is part of a larger push by the Chinese space program toward a lunar base.

  • Peter W. Singer and Thomas Corbett
Threats

Space Force to Spend $340 Million on New Training Infrastructure

The service’s budget proposal also includes $99 million in the next year for updated space launch ranges, and $1 billion more across the next five years.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Today's D Brief: EU's von der Leyen visits WH; Bakhmut devastation, in photos; AUKUS sub deal; Bye-bye, Benning; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Policy

Where Will Space Command Land? Expect a Decision ‘Fairly Soon’

Air Force secretary says Colorado-vs.-Alabama choice is imminent.

  • Audrey Decker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Undersea cables cut near Taiwan; China fears Starlink; USAF budget preview; Missile test over Pacific?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Science & Tech

Decrying Starlink's 'Weaponization,' SpaceX Cuts Support for Ukrainian Military

But Wednesday's explanation by the Elon Musk-founded company is at odds with its continuing work for the U.S. military.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

To Protect Satellites, Secure Your Networks, Chief of Space Ops Says

Cyber attacks can undermine space-based capabilities, Gen. Chance Saltzman said.

  • Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Today's D Brief: Poland formally requests German tanks for Kyiv; Stoltenberg in Berlin; China's missing missile; Erdogan chills NATO expansion bids; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Business

Defense Business Brief: Earnings preview; A Reagan Forum in DC; Boeing to develop NASA plane; and more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Science & Tech

How AI Could Predict The Damage to Ukraine from Russian Missiles

By training a machine-learning model on battle-damage imagery, one company aims to help understand where attacks are happening and assess damage more quickly and accurately.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

‘We Have Nothing’ to Indicate that UFOs Are Aliens, Defense Official Says

The Pentagon says it has no data to suggest unidentified anomalous phenomena come from outer space.

  • Kirsten Errick
Threats

The Air & Space Brief: B-2s grounded; New Aerojet suitor; B-21 capabilities

  • Jennifer Hlad
Business

Aerojet Rocketdyne Has a New Suitor. Will the Biden Administration Approve?

L3Harris Technologies has entered a $4.7 billion deal to acquire the rocket manufacturer.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

Today's D Brief: Kyiv, Moscow dig in for long fight; Russia salvaging old missiles; House GOP natsec forecast; US attack ISIS in Syria; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Science & Tech

Cyber, Speed, and UFOs: A Tour of Tech Provisions in the 2023 NDAA

The defense policy bill also prods the intelligence community to follow other defense agencies’ emerging-tech efforts.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Exclusive Business

Aerojet Rocketdyne Struggling to Deliver Rocket Motors, Raytheon CEO Says

The charge comes after the Aerojet CEO questioned whether Raytheon has problems of its own.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

The Air & Space Brief: KC-46 marathon; Boeing reorg; No more BEAST mode; and more…

  • Jennifer Hlad
Business

Boeing Defense to Cut Execs, Consolidate Divisions

The reorganization is part of a wider culture change pushed by the business unit’s new CEO.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

The US’s New Tool for Deterrence Isn’t Ready

The “SOF, space, and cyber triad” is meant to serve as an integrated deterrent, much like the nuclear triad.

  • Elizabeth Howe
Threats

Today's D Brief: North Korean artillery headed to Russia, WH says; Nuclear chatter in the Kremlin; Pyongyang fires 23 missiles; Space Force gets a new leader; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
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