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SES Keith Hardiman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

Air Force, Space Force get new CIO

The DAF has been without a permanent chief information officer since March 2025 following the departure of Venice Goodwine.

13 hours ago By Mikayla Easley

The L3Harris-built Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) satellite launched on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket Aug. 12 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NTS-3 will be used for a variety of experiments to include testing on-orbit, next-generation technologies that assist warfighters in contested environments. (L3Harris photo.)

Space Force mitigating impacts to programs amid grounding of Vulcan rocket

“We are actively looking at several launches coming up to see what we can do,” Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess told lawmakers Wednesday.

4 days ago By Mikayla Easley

U.S. Space Force Guardians assigned to Space Delta 5 monitor computer workstations Dec. 18, 2025, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. (Photo by David Dozoretz)

Space Force drives additional acquisition reforms with new portfolios

Along with four new portfolio acquisition executives announced Tuesday, the Space Force is in the process of establishing three additional organizations, according to Tom Ainsworth.

Mar 18, 2026 By Mikayla Easley

Space Force General Michael Guetlein, speaks alongside Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced his plans for the “Golden Dome,” a national ballistic and cruise missile defense system. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Golden Dome budget plan gets $10B plus-up to accelerate space capabilities

“We were asked to procure some additional space capabilities. So we are at $185 billion for the objective architecture, which delivers way out into the 2035 timeframe,”…

Mar 17, 2026 By Mikayla Easley

The MEO Epoch 2 mission will provide resilient, space-based missile warning and tracking of ballistic missiles and advanced threats, such as hypersonic glide vehicles. (BAE Systems photo)

Space Force wraps up preliminary design review for Epoch 2 MEO missile-warning sats

The milestone paves the way for prime contractor BAE Systems to move towards finalizing the design of the missile warning and tracking satellites.

Mar 11, 2026 By Mikayla Easley

U.S. Air Force Maj. Oliver Ngayan, 2 Squadron E-7A Wedgetail air battle manager, performs a system check at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, July 18, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jimmie D. Pike)

DAF fuels up for ‘Ringleader’ exercises to test all-domain sensor fusion capabilities, tactics

"Over the last few years, we’ve built out the necessary software, hardware and network infrastructure — now it’s time to test it,” Secretary of the Air Force…

Feb 26, 2026 By Mikayla Easley

EXCLUSIVE: Space Force’s role in Iran, Venezuela raids fueling push for more resources

Lt. Gen. Gregory Gagnon provided new details about how Space Force guardians supported the joint force during Operation Midnight Hammer and Operation Absolute Resolve.

Feb 22, 2026 By Mikayla Easley

In this photo illustration, the OpenAI “ChatGPT” AI-generated answer to the question “What can AI offer to humanity?” is seen on a laptop screen on February 03, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Pentagon adding ChatGPT to its enterprise generative AI platform

ChatGPT has been wildly popular in the commercial sector since it was widely released in late 2022 by OpenAI. Now the tech will be added to the…

Feb 9, 2026 By Jon Harper

A pair of Ray-Ban Meta 2nd generation smart glasses is seen on display during the Meta Connect Developer Conference at Meta’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California on September 27, 2023. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Air Force bans Meta AI glasses over OPSEC concerns, while other services’ policies vary

The decision comes as the Air Force contends with potential vulnerabilities created by advancements in commercial electronic devices.

Feb 6, 2026 By Mikayla Easley Drew F. Lawrence

A poster at the Pentagon, Dec. 12, 2025, lets employees know that a new artificial intelligence tool is available to use at the War Department, and that employees are highly encouraged to use it. (Credit: C. Todd Lopez, DOW)

5 out of 6 military branches have elevated GenAI.mil as their go-to enterprise AI platform

The Pentagon is tracking more than a million unique users on its new commercial generative AI platform, to date.

Feb 2, 2026 By Brandi Vincent