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CoAspire
CoAspire's RAACM Missile is undergoing test flights for multiple programs, including FAMM.
The Department of Defense said the framework agreements are designed to accelerate fielding of affordable strike capabilities while establishing new pathways for working with ...
July 16, 2026
U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Lewis
A quantum computer at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Information Directorate in Rome, N.Y., is used to conduct experiments aimed at improving quantum computing and networking. AFRL aims to unify electronic warfare and kinetic assets into an optimized framework. U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Lewis.
July 6, 2026
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July 2, 2026
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sarah Post
A defender in the 90th Security Forces Group poses as a protester during a 90th Missile Wing readiness exercise at Kilo-01 Missile Alert Facility near Dix, Neb. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sarah Post
June 30, 2026
Originally constructed in 1966 for the Air Force's Manned Orbiting Laboratory program, Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 6 has undergone multiple transformations over nearly six decades in support of the nation's evolving space mission. The launch complex is being modernized by removing legacy infrastructure to provide adaptable facilities that support next-generation launch vehicles and future national security space operations. U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daekwon Stith.
June 29, 2026
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June 25, 2026
Boeing team members inspect the Q4S flight payload during testing designed to verify the hardware can withstand launch and on-orbit conditions ahead of its planned 2027 mission Boeing photo.
June 24, 2026
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NIWC Pacific’s Command and Control and Enterprise Engineering (C2E2) professionals design, engineer, test, and support command and control, business, and enterprise capabilities across all warfighting domains. U.S. Navy image.
June 18, 2026
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NASA emblem at the Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex in Cape Canaveral, Florida
June 17, 2026

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