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What’s next for air mobility, according to Gen. Mike Minihan
"One of the biggest insights I got after Operation Allies Refuge was airmen telling me they wished they had known what they were getting into."
US Air Force tests exoskeleton to give cargo-loading porters a boost
They might not be as elaborate as the exosuit Sigourney Weaver used in “Aliens,” but the idea of using tech to bolster human muscles is not far off.
Russia and China’s space weapon plans spur high-level Pentagon meeting
The classified talks come after after demonstrations by Russia and China last year.
US Space Force space defense squadron tasked to focus on deep space
The 19th Space Defense Squadron has been tasked to focus on the cislunar space domain as activity increases in the realm.
By Jen Judson
Data and rockets: US military eyes new tech to supply far-flung forces
TRANSCOM hopes a rocket cargo program could one day fly a C-17's worth of cargo to any spot in the world in an hour.
13 US lawmakers back Lockheed-Aerojet merger in new letter
A bipartisan group of 13 lawmakers wrote to the Pentagon in support Lockheed Martin’s proposed $4.4 billon acquisition of rocket maker Aerojet Rocketdyne.
By Joe Gould
Lawmakers protect C-130 fleet, push for new propellers in annual legislation
The Air Force wants to retire 13 older C-130Hs and bring in five new C-130Js.
The Air Force wants rocket deliveries to anywhere on Earth in under an hour
The service believes reusable commercial rockets like the ones SpaceX is developing could transport cargo all over the world.
By Nathan Strout
Behold! Cargo socks, the gift you never knew you needed
Cargo socks make the perfect present.
By Sarah Sicard
Pentagon wants SpaceX delivering cargo around the globe — and a live test could come next year
U.S. Transportation Command wants to launch cargo into space and have it land somewhere else in the world, an hour later.
By Aaron Mehta
A brief history of cargo pants, the military’s greatest fashion contribution
The British first adopted pocketed pants in the 1930s.
By Sarah Sicard