It has been nearly six years since the United States Space Force was established, when President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020 into law. The sixth and ...

Fiscal Year 2026 is the third year in a row that the Air Force has easily cleared its recruiting goals. The Space Force, the smallest service branch, has never failed to do so. It is only April, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on defense, strategy, the profession of arms, and aerospace. President Trump’s declaration of a potential increase in U.S.

Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink gives a keynote address at the Space Force Association’s Spacepower conference Dec. 11, 2025. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Chad Trujillo ORLANDO, Fla. — U.S.

F-16 fighter jet flying over Monument Valley - Usaf/Getty Images Between the United States Air Force, Space Force, and Air National Guard, the U.S. military flies a lot of planes: 5,003 of them to be ...

As part of the SB-AMTI program, SpaceX is meant to accelerate the delivery of sensors tracking and targeting threats globally from space.

Military training instructors conduct final uniform inspections for Space Force guardians before their Basic Military Training graduation at Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland, Texas, Dec. 18, 2025.

The United States Air Force attracts thousands of recruits every year by offering advanced career opportunities, elite ...

In 2018, Vice President and National Space Council Chair Mike Pence heralded a new era of “American dominance in space,” which would be led by a new U.S. Space Force. The service, eventually ...