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Space Force Announces Enlisted Promotions as It Prepares to Switch to ‘Fully Qualified’ System

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Space Force Announces Enlisted Promotions as It Prepares to Switch to ‘Fully Qualified’ System

2026.07.18 22

The Space Force announced three groups of enlisted promotions July 16—including the last cycle to use the...

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F-16 Pilot Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for Dodging Houthi Missiles

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F-16 Pilot Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for Dodging Houthi Missiles

2026.07.17 24

An Air Force F-16 pilot was presented with one of the service’s highest aerial achievement awards for...

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AMC Gains Momentum in Push to Equip Tankers with Better Connectivity

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AMC Gains Momentum in Push to Equip Tankers with Better Connectivity

2026.07.17 26

The Air Force has started upgrading some of its KC-46 refuelers with new beyond-line-of-sight connectivity to help...

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Space Force Chief Nominee: China Going ‘Breathtakingly Fast’ with Space Weapons

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Space Force Chief Nominee: China Going ‘Breathtakingly Fast’ with Space Weapons

2026.07.17 31

China’s rapidly advancing capabilities in space are a major concern for the presumed next chief of U.S....

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Space Development Agency Launches 21 Data Transport Satellites on SpaceX Rocket

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Space Development Agency Launches 21 Data Transport Satellites on SpaceX Rocket

2026.07.17 36

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif.—The Space Development Agency resumed its Tranche 1 launch effort July 16, sending...

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Wilsbach Touts Allied Airpower: ‘Effects No Nation Can Generate Independently’

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Wilsbach Touts Allied Airpower: ‘Effects No Nation Can Generate Independently’

2026.07.17 42

LONDON—Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach said July 16 that the airpower contribution of...

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SDA to Resume Launches After 9-Month Pause, Early On-Orbit Challenges

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SDA to Resume Launches After 9-Month Pause, Early On-Orbit Challenges

2026.07.16 19

The Space Development Agency is on track to resume the launch campaign for its low-Earth orbit satellite...

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Pentagon Announces Multiyear Deals to Buy Thousands of Affordable Cruise Missiles

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Pentagon Announces Multiyear Deals to Buy Thousands of Affordable Cruise Missiles

2026.07.16 20

The Pentagon announced framework agreements for new multiyear deals with three companies to mass-produce more affordable, less...

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In Final Speech as CSO, Saltzman Says Military Leaders Are ‘Ballast’ Against Partisanship

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In Final Speech as CSO, Saltzman Says Military Leaders Are ‘Ballast’ Against Partisanship

2026.07.16 21

LONDON–Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, in his final major public address as Chief of Space Operations, said a...

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Anduril YFQ-44 Fires Live Air-to-Air Missile in Landmark CCA Test

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Anduril YFQ-44 Fires Live Air-to-Air Missile in Landmark CCA Test

2026.07.16 23

One of the Air Force’s developmental Collaborative Combat Aircraft fired a live missile in a recent test,...

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