The US military plans to cooperate with and share signals with Europe’s Galileo system, said Lt. Gen. Michael Hamel, who serves both as commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center and USAF’s space program executive officer. Hamel told Washington-based defense reporters, “We have actually entered into agreements to cooperate with the Europeans to arrive at some common signals so we can have user equipment that will be compatible with Galileo signals as well as with GPS.” He added, “We think it really is in the best interest of the world … to have as much compatible capability on orbit as we possibly can.” Still, he says the US plans to have the best system out there, continuing a sterling reputation for providing 100 percent availability since GPS began operating in the early 1990s. Hamel believes having more global timing and positioning information is better, however, he asserted, “We think GPS today and what we have on the drawing board is currently going to be the world leader,” he asserted.
B-21 Raider First Flight Now Postponed to 2023
May 20, 2022
The Air Force says the B-21 Raider won't make its first flight until 2023; about a six-month delay from the last official estimates. No reason was given for the delay. While other programs have recently chalked up schedule slips to supply chain and labor shortages, the Air Force has said…