Greg Hadley

Arlington

News Editor at Air & Space Forces Magazine

News Editor at @ASForcesMag. Previous stops at @thestate, @McClatchyDC, @latimessports, @SBTribune, @NDSMCObserver

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Articles

AFRL Taps Rocket Lab for Space Cargo Experiment

1 month ago | airandspaceforces.com | Greg Hadley

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s ambitious program to explore using rockets to deliver cargo around the globe took another step forward with an announcement of an experimental mission planned for next year. The U.S. military has tapped the Rocket Lab to conduct the test, the aerospace company said May 8. The Department of the Air Force made “Rocket Cargo” one of its premier “Vanguards” in 2021—top research programs to receive concentrated funding and focus.
ACC Unveils New Way to Measure Readiness

1 month ago | airandspaceforces.com | Greg Hadley

Air Combat Command is changing how it measures and tracks fleet readiness, aiming to simplify the way it tracks and communicates the material condition of its airplanes. “Readiness Informed Metrics” or RIM, as , and if focuses on three key numbers at its core: Total aircraft in a fleet The number of aircraft needed to fulfill operational requirements The number of aircraft available to meet those requirements. CC director of logistics, engineering, and force protection Brig. Gen.
SPACECOM, Space Force Still Debating Refueling Satellites

1 month ago | airandspaceforces.com | Greg Hadley

U.S. Space Command is passionate about being able to maneuver satellites without having to worry about conserving fuel. But figuring out how to achieve that vision remains an open question, SPACECOM’s deputy commander said. There’s no question that “dynamic space operations” can make space assets more effective, said Army Lt. Gen. Thomas L. James during a Schriever Spacepower interview with AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.
B-52 Bombers Join B-2s on Diego Garcia

1 month ago | airandspaceforces.com | Greg Hadley

B-52 bombers flew to the remote Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, where multiple B-2 bombers have been stationed for weeks, Air & Space Forces Magazine has confirmed. During a congressional hearing May 7, Air Force deputy chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration Lt. Gen. Andrew J.
Space Force Wants More Rapid, Flexible Launch

1 month ago | airandspaceforces.com | Greg Hadley

The Space Force launch enterprise is slashing the time it takes to get a payload into space. Over the past year, USSF’s Assured Access to Space office integrated a GPS satellite with a new rocket and prepped it for launch in under five months, less than a quarter of the typical two-year timeline.
Space Force Growth Will Be Focused on Enlisted Corps: CMSSF

1 month ago | airandspaceforces.com | Greg Hadley

The Space Force wants to grow its enlisted force faster than its officer corps, the top enlisted Guardian said May 5, part of a push to make enlisted personnel the service’s primary operators.
Trump Proposes $1 Trillion Defense Budget for 2026

1 month ago | airandspaceforces.com | Greg Hadley

President Donald Trump is proposing a 13 percent increase in defense spending for fiscal 2026, pushing the budget plan over $1 trillion for the first time ever, according to a budget document obtained by Air & Space Forces Magazine.
Lohmeier, Nominee for Under SECAF, Defends Record in Confirmation Hearing

1 month ago | airandspaceforces.com | Greg Hadley

Matthew Lohmeier, who was fired from a Space Force squadron command just two years ago, took another step in his unlikely journey to the Department of the Air Force’s No. 2 job May 1, testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee that his background as an Air Force F-15C pilot and space operations officer have prepared him well for the post. “I speak the language of both the Air Force and Space Force,” he said. “I am air-minded and space-minded.
NORAD Boss: Fighters Will ‘Certainly’ Play Role in Golden Dome

1 month ago | airandspaceforces.com | Greg Hadley

Since President Donald Trump first unveiled his “Golden Dome” missile defense initiative in late January, much of the focus has been on space—how the Pentagon may deploy dozens, if not hundreds, of sensors and interceptors into orbit to protect the continental U.S. from missile barrages. But the Air Force general in charge of homeland defense reminded lawmakers April 30 that fighter jets will play a major role too. Gen. Gregory M.
GPS Anti-Jamming Upgrades All ‘Converging’ in 2025

1 month ago | airandspaceforces.com | Greg Hadley

Everything’s coming together to make 2025 a pivotal year in the Space Force’s long-running effort to make GPS more resistant to jamming, a senior service official said April 29. “That entire architecture is really focused now on meeting the anti-jam and spoofing threat,” said Cordell A. DeLaPena, program executive officer for military communications and position, navigation, and timing, said during a virtual Schriever Spacepower talk with AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.