Stories about military and national security missions in orbit.
The Pentagon’s declining budget request for the Space Force puts the US at risk of ceding leadership in space to China, according to a letter released Thursday by the National Security Space Association.
US leadership is frustrated with Russia’s behavior in the space domain, and they weren’t afraid to show it this week in public remarks both domestically and on the world stage.
The Defense Department is looking for more maneuverability in orbit and tapped none otter than Starfish Space to take on the task.
A Defense Department pilot program hired private satellite operators last month to provide intelligence directly to battlefield commanders.
The House’s draft of the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act would move forward with a hotly-contested plan to transfer space-focused Air National Guard members to the Space Force.
“Currently there is military satellite capability sitting on the ground due to Vulcan delays.”
America’s newest military branch still has some maturing to do to earn the respect and support of the public and the nation’s adversaries, according to analysts.
A five-year-old agency within the Pentagon founded with a mandate to move quickly is stimulating investments that make the entire small sat industrial base more resilient and scalable, according to half a dozen top industry execs.
John Plumb became the first Biden administration official to acknowledge Russia’s nuclear counterspace weapon in unclassified testimony.
In-space propulsion startup Agile Space Industries is joining True Anomaly’s team for US Space Systems Command’s dogfighting-in-space challenge, VICTUS HAZE.
The number of countries with counterspace weapons has doubled since 2018.
Pentagon officials and lawmakers alike raised concerns on Tuesday that the Space Force’s $29.4B budget request for fiscal 2025 was not enough to keep pace with the growing space capabilities of China.
