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Troy Meink appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his nomination to be secretary of the Air Force in Washington, D.C., March 27, 2025. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

Trump’s Air Force secretary nominee pledges ‘holistic look’ at service modernization efforts

Troy Meink also told lawmakers that the Department of the Air Force must move faster on innovating new technologies.

Mar 27, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Global network concept art. (Getty Images)

NRO’s new proliferated spy satellite constellation moving into ‘operational phase’

"So, we are going from the demo phase to the operational phase, where we’re really going to be able to start testing all of this stuff out…

Oct 3, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and United States Space Force rolls from the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. (United Launch Alliance photo)

Silentbarker ‘watchdog’ satellites successfully launched for Space Force-NRO spy missions

Silentbarker is a joint NRO-Space Force program designed to monitor objects in geosynchronous orbit.

Sep 10, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

Edward Ramey, space domain characterization common operating picture segment (SDCCS) lead integration and training support for the Joint Task Force-Space Defense, looks at a computer screen at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Dec. 19, 2022. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

As space grows more crowded, US leaders want AI to assist in future missions

At the Space Symposium, National Reconnaissance Office Director Chris Scolese emphasized that the NRO is integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning widely across the organization.

Apr 19, 2023 By Mikayla Easley