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By   Theresa Hitchens on February 25, 2021 at 11:42 AM Lockheed Martin SHiELD concept. WASHINGTON: The Air Force Research Laboratory’s experimental high-powered laser for aircraft self-defense will be revolutionary — if it can be made to work, experts say. The first full-up flight test of the Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) is now slated for 2024, Jeff Heggemeier, AFRL program manager, told Breaking D yesterday in an email. Some ground testing will be undertaken bet...

Everything to know about the bombers that flew over Super Bowl LV Rob Verger © Provided by Popular Science From left: A B-1, B-2, and a B-52 soar over the Super Bowl on February 7, 2021. This story has been updated. It was first published on February 5, 2021. On Sunday evening, just as the last notes sounded on the National Anthem at Super Bowl LV, three U.S. Air Force planes roared over the stadium in Tampa, Florida. It was a trio of bombers. That represents a change from re...

Space Force chief works to shake misunderstandings about military branch By (0) Gen. Jay Raymond (R), Chief of Space Operations, and CMSgt Roger Towberman (L), with Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett present President Donald Trump with the official flag of the United States Space Force in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 15, 2020. Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo White House spokesperson Jen Psaki holds a news briefing Wednesday at the White House...

Listen to our radio diary about the composition of a Space Force anthem here. The U.S. Space Force, a new military branch, celebrated its first birthday last month. But what exactly is its mission? We find out. Guests Todd Harrison, director of the Aerospace Security Project and Defense Budget Analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.  (@ToddHarrisonDC) From The Reading List New York Times: “How Space Became the Next ‘Great Power’ Contest Between the U.S. and Chin...

Cant Hug a Satellite: General Addresses Space Forces PR Problem Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Raymond speaks with third grade students from Desoto Intermediate School in Adel, Iowa, during a virtual call at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Dec. 16, 2020. (U.S. Air Force/Eric Dietrich) 3 Feb 2021 The head of the U.S. Space Force said it hasnt been easy to get the American public to understand what the militarys newest branch does, but vowed to keep working on getting its message across. "S...

SUBSCRIBE TO EIR Executive Intelligence Review. by Ned Rosinsky, MD NASA An artist’s depiction of the Constellation mission, cancelled during the Obama administration in 2010. The Artemis program takes up again the task of sending human beings to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Jan. 23—With the new Biden administration already slashing several of the development policies initiated by the Trump presidency, such as the Keystone XL Pipeline, on his first day in office, and Biden promoting the anti...

Because Space Commands temporary home was already in Colorado Springs, elected officials and space-industry professionals across the state had been pushing hard to keep the headquarters here. The City of Aurora had also tried to land Space Command, at Buckley Air Force Base, but that option didnt make the cut as a finalist. After the Air Force conducted tours of the six locations named as finalists, military leaders said theyd settled on Peterson, local officials contend. The site was logical ...

Space Command makes unexpected selection for new HQ FacebookTwitterEmail U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kiara Kashner, right, and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael Bernacchi, representing U.S. Space Command’s longest-serving and junior-serving members, respectively, cut a cake in honor of the combatant command’s first birthday Aug. 28, 2020, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Space Command was officially established Aug. 29, 2019, during a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden with President Dona...

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"Not sure if this is a black swan, but I would not be surprised if the next administration kicks off an internal review of the services’ roles and responsibilities, with an eye toward reducing excessive redundancy in force structure and capabilities," Mark Gunzinger says . By   Theresa Hitchens on December 28, 2020 at 1:55 PM Airmen install a new cable run on an aging Minuteman III missile. WASHINGTON: Budget. Budget. Budget. It’s the first word out of the mouths of analysts, former DoD...