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US Army and Navy test hypersonic missile in joint launch program

The U.S. Army and Navy launched a common hypersonic missile from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on March 26, 2026, continuing a joint effort to field a single weapon system across both ...
Military

Northrop Grumman to design electronic controls for launch systems on ballistic missile submarines

Columbia-class next-generation ballistic missile submarine is to replace the aging Ohio-class fleet, and will carry Trident II D5 nuclear missiles. WASHINGTON – Ballistic missile launcher experts at ...
American Machinist

USN Extends Oshkosh for Remote Missile Launchers

The Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary Fires (ROGUE-Fires) vehicle is based on the Oshkosh Defense Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), and combines autonomous mobility with long-range ...
Ars Technica

After first operational launch, here’s the next big test for ULA’s Vulcan rocket

United Launch Alliance delivered multiple US military satellites into a high-altitude orbit after a prime-time launch Tuesday night, marking an important transition from development to operations for ...
Ars Technica

The newest entrant in the military’s launch competition isn’t actually a launch company

This week the US Space Force brought two more companies into the pool of bidders eligible to compete for its launch contracts—Impulse Space and Relativity Space. For a rocket company, cracking into ...