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 ...

Seattle-area startup says its technology could be used for orbital tracking and communication as well as for beamed power.

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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 ...

On December 20, 2019, I established the United States Space Force—America’s Guardians of the High Frontier—as the sixth branch of our Armed Forces. Today, our Nation thanks the incredible Guardians ...

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 ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The next 15 years will likely see potential adversaries crank up their space and counter-space capabilities, so the Space Force needs more people and money, the service’s ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force’s proposed $71 billion budget for fiscal 2027 is drawing attention for its investments in missile-warning satellites, proliferated low Earth orbit constellations and ...

WASHINGTON — When the United States Space Force was first created, one of its early recruiting ads showed uniformed service members standing watch in spacesuits, gazing over Earth from orbit. The ...

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.

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 exact, according to a survey by Air and Space Forces Magazine.