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What is DARPA?
By Julian Dossett last updated
Reference Everything you need to know about the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

US Space Force 5 years later: What has it accomplished so far, and where does it go from here?
By Brett Tingley published
As the U.S. Space Force celebrates its fifth anniversary, the service's leadership looked back on its accomplishments so far while looking ahead to the future.

Rocket Lab's secretive launch last month was a hypersonic test for the US military (photos)
By Mike Wall published
Rocket Lab's pioneering suborbital launch last month conducted hypersonic tests for the U.S. military, the company has revealed.

US military test-launches unarmed nuclear missile on election night (video)
By Brett Tingley published
The United States military test-launched an unarmed nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Nov. 5, 2024.

Japan launches military communications satellite on 4th flight of H3 rocket (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
Japan launched the Kirameki 3 military communications satellite Monday morning (Nov. 4), on the fourth-ever flight of the country's H3 rocket.

North Korea launches intercontinental ballistic missile to space, reaches record altitude
By Elizabeth Howell published
North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday (July 12), shortly after complaining about purported spying activity by the United States.

Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane to attempt new 'aerobraking' maneuvers in orbit
By Andrew Jones published
The U.S. military's X-37B space plane is about to begin a series of novel maneuvers, according to a rare official update on the spacecraft.

Trump says he'd create a Space National Guard if elected
By Brett Tingley published
Former President Trump said he would create a Space National Guard if elected for a second term this November.
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