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First Sentinel ICBM Fully Assembled for Planned 2027 Test Launch

First Sentinel ICBM Fully Assembled for Planned 2027 Test Launch

An LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) has been vertically stacked at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, as preparations continue ahead of the missile’s anticipated first test launch next year.  The LGM-35A Sentinel, built by Northrop Grumman, is due to replace the U.S. Air Force’s venerable force of LGM-30 Minuteman III missiles which have stood […]

Sep 15, 2026 · byThe Aviationist
Satellite constellation set to level up service

Satellite constellation set to level up service

– The 13-satellite constellation boosts global connectivity for mobile users, governments and others. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 13, 2026 — The final three Boeing [NYSE: BA] O3b mPOWER satellites, F11, F12 and F13, have joined 10 already in orbit following a successful launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The launch completes the 13-satellite O3b […] The post Satellite constellation set to level up service first appeared on PLANEtalking .

Sep 14, 2026 · byPLANEtalking
Engineering the Future Force: Exclusive Interview with the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force

Engineering the Future Force: Exclusive Interview with the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force

In an exclusive interview at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026, the Secretary of the Air Force discusses modernization, readiness, pilot training, artificial intelligence, Space Force growth, recruiting, and the future of American airpower. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026 drew a record-breaking crowd of 734,000 aviation enthusiasts, according to the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), surpassing the attendance record […]

Aug 8, 2026 · byThe Aviationist
Airbus A400M Debuts Firefighting Mission as Wildfires Blaze Through France and Spain

Airbus A400M Debuts Firefighting Mission as Wildfires Blaze Through France and Spain

France has deployed the newly-developed firefighting kit aboard the A400M to support the assets suppressing the fires in the country’s southwest. The Airbus A400M conducted its first firefighting operation when an aircraft  operated by the French Air and Space Force (FASF) dropped fire retardant over raging wildfires in France’s southwest on Jun. 25, 2026. The […]

Jul 28, 2026 · byThe Aviationist
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Airbus A400M makes its debut in French forest firefighting

The Airbus A400M Atlas has reached a new milestone in its operational career by carrying out its first forest firefighting mission in France. The French Air and Space Force military transport aircraft conducted its first drop of fire retardant on the major fires currently burning in the Gironde region, demonstrating a new facet of its […]

Jul 26, 2026 · byAviation24.be
French Rafales and German Eurofighters Conduct First Joint ‘Forward Deterrence’ Drill

French Rafales and German Eurofighters Conduct First Joint ‘Forward Deterrence’ Drill

France and Germany conducted their first joint air activity as part of the forward deterrence initiative, a day before announcing new programs as part of an increased defense cooperation.   Two Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace (French Air and Space Force – FASF) Dassault Rafales and two Luftwaffe (German Air Force) Eurofighter Typhoons conducted their […]

Jul 19, 2026 · byThe Aviationist
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Boeing Selected by U.S. Space Force to Extend Secure Military Communications Worldwide

Boeing Selected by U.S. Space Force to Extend Secure Military Communications Worldwide – Mobile User Objective System Service Life Extension (MUOS SLE) contract valued at up to $2B includes two narrowband communications satellites, with first delivery in 2031 – U.S. Space Force award supports military users who rely on secure connections in difficult conditions EL […] The post Boeing Selected by U.S. Space Force to Extend Secure Military Communications Worldwide first appeared on PLANEtalking .

Jun 25, 2026 · byPLANEtalking
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U.S. Space Force awards Boeing up to $2 billion contract to extend secure global military communications

Boeing has been selected by the U.S. Space Force for a contract worth up to $2 billion to develop the next phase of the Mobile User Objective System Service Life Extension (MUOS SLE) programme, aimed at strengthening secure military communications worldwide. The programme includes the development and delivery of two new narrowband communications satellites, with […]

Jun 25, 2026 · byAviation24.be