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News•Feb 25, 2026
Combatant Command Leaders Say They’re Working Closely with Golden Dome Director
U.S. Northern, Space and Strategic Commands are deepening coordination with Golden Dome program manager Gen. Michael Guetlein to accelerate the missile‑defense system’s fielding. Senior leaders, including Gen. Stephen Whiting and Gen. Gregory Guillot, have placed liaison officers in the Pentagon and formed an executive council to align timelines, capabilities, and integration requirements. They assert the system will become operational far sooner than the previously cited 2040 horizon, aiming for deployment before the end of the current presidential term. The effort focuses on embedding Golden Dome’s capabilities directly into existing command‑and‑control structures.
By Aerospace America (AIAA)
News•Feb 24, 2026
U.S. Air Force Plans to Expand Use of Portfolio Acquisition Executives over the Next Year
The U.S. Air Force will expand its portfolio acquisition executive (PAE) model to about 18 leaders within the next year, replacing the traditional program executive officer structure. PAEs will directly control contracting, finance and sustainment functions, aiming to embed lifecycle...
By Aerospace America (AIAA)
News•Feb 19, 2026
Magdrive’s Plasma Thruster Proves Its Mettle in First Orbital Test
Magdrive’s Rogue plasma thruster completed its first orbital firing test, demonstrating that a sliver of copper or aluminum can serve as propellant. The 3‑kg unit stores up to 10 kJ in commercial supercapacitors and discharges up to 200 W to create plasma...
By Aerospace America (AIAA)
News•Feb 11, 2026
Space Force Is Moving to Acquire by Mission Area, Service Official Says
The U.S. Space Force announced a shift from program‑based buying to aligning acquisitions with specific mission areas, a change championed by Lt. Gen. David Miller Jr. at the Defense and Intelligence Space Conference. Miller warned that speed alone without clear...
By Aerospace America (AIAA)
News•Feb 10, 2026
NASA Chief: Artemis Moon Landing Is Litmus Test for ‘American Exceptionalism’
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman warned that the Artemis III moon landing is a litmus test for American exceptionalism, stressing that a U.S. miss before China’s 2030 landing would raise questions about national competence. The White House pushed the Artemis III...
By Aerospace America (AIAA)
News•Feb 5, 2026
New DARPA Challenge Zeroes in on Drone Payloads
DARPA has launched the Lift Challenge, a competition that aims to develop vertical‑lift drones capable of carrying at least four times their own weight. The contest offers up to $6.5 million in prize money, with a live flight test scheduled for...
By Aerospace America (AIAA)
News•Jan 27, 2026
Boeing Posts Fourth-Quarter Profit Despite Losses in Commercial Aircraft, Defense Units
Boeing reported a fourth‑quarter profit of $8.2 billion, buoyed by the $10.6 billion sale of its Jeppesen software unit and a record 160 commercial aircraft deliveries. However, its Commercial Airplanes and Defense, Space & Security divisions posted losses of $632 million and $507 million...
By Aerospace America (AIAA)