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Space Has Never Been More Important For Global Security And Prosperity

ByMichael P. Dempsey,

Contributor

US-Iran Peace Deal Won’t Eliminate Security Risks

ByMichael P. Dempsey,

Contributor

SpaceX Faces A Crucial Launch Test Ahead Of Its IPO

ByAlex Knapp,

Senior Editor

Russians Fear Ukraine ‘Slaughterbot’ Drones Are Head-Hunting Them

ByDavid Hambling,

Senior Contributor

How Robinhood Cofounder Baiju Bhatt Plans To Put Data Centers In Space

ByAlex Knapp,

Senior Editor

The Pentagon Is Learning Drone Warfare From Ukraine

ByDavid Kirichenko,

Contributor

Iran War Again Underlined Iraqi Kurdistan’s Critical Air Defense Need

Iran War Again Underlined Iraqi Kurdistan’s Critical Air Defense Need

ByPaul Iddon,

Senior Contributor

While it’s arguably clearer than ever that Iraqi Kurdistan urgently needs air defenses, it remains equally unclear where or how it can get them.

NASA’s Moon Plans Take A Hit After Rocket Explosion

NASA’s Moon Plans Take A Hit After Rocket Explosion

ByJamie Carter,

Senior Contributor

NASA Picks Bezos’ Blue Origin Over SpaceX For Key Moon Base Mission

NASA Picks Bezos’ Blue Origin Over SpaceX For Key Moon Base Mission

ByJamie Carter,

Senior Contributor

Iraq’s Perennial Third World Air Power Problem

Iraq’s Perennial Third World Air Power Problem

ByPaul Iddon,

Senior Contributor

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Ukraine Turns To Canada And The U.S. With Its Battle-Tested Drones

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From Fryers To Flight: American And Google Strike Record SAF Deal

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A United States Navy Flattop Is Now Operating In The South China Sea

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NASA Reveals Astronauts For Artemis III — And One Is Italian

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Former US Airways Top Exec, Who Defined The Airline, Turns 100

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Putin says that recent Oreshnik hypersonic missile launches were not even fired at military targets, just at empty spaces as a test. Russian bloggers are furious.

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