Space

Give JADC2 to Space Force, along with ASAT weapons: Mitchell report

Give JADC2 to Space Force, along with ASAT weapons: Mitchell report
Give JADC2 to Space Force, along with ASAT weapons: Mitchell report

“We may say that we don’t want to, and we stand behind not doing, kinetic debris creating testing, but that does not mean that we should not have that capability,” said Mitchell Institute Senior Fellow for Spacepower Studies Tim Ryan.

EXCLUSIVE: Aussie company to unveil passive space radar in a box, LEO space tracking

EXCLUSIVE: Aussie company to unveil passive space radar in a box, LEO space tracking
EXCLUSIVE: Aussie company to unveil passive space radar in a box, LEO space tracking

“We’re talking about a shipping container that includes everything: the power supply, the generator, the batteries, all of the computers, all of the antennas that will fit inside,” CEO James Palmer said. “You can put it into an area where you wish to get some coverage, deploy the aperture out, and within half-a-day you’re up and running and observing stuff in Low Earth Orbit completely covertly.”

Space Force’s ‘Digital Bloodhound’ project will sniff out cyberthreats

Space Force’s ‘Digital Bloodhound’ project will sniff out cyberthreats
Space Force’s ‘Digital Bloodhound’ project will sniff out cyberthreats

“If we’re gonna protect and defend the architecture, it can’t be just something that we do against just the space threat. It’s got to be against the holistic threat of both space and cyber,” said SSC’s Brig. Gen. Tim Sejba.

Open for business: Space Force’s ‘Front Door’ now fully operational

Open for business: Space Force’s ‘Front Door’ now fully operational
Open for business: Space Force’s ‘Front Door’ now fully operational

“We don’t want your traditional industry brief. We want capabilities that we can get after the threat quickly,” explained Col. Joseph Roth, director of SSC’s Front Door industry engagement initiative.

A Musk monopoly? For now, Ukraine has few options outside Starlink for battlefield satcoms

A Musk monopoly? For now, Ukraine has few options outside Starlink for battlefield satcoms
A Musk monopoly? For now, Ukraine has few options outside Starlink for battlefield satcoms

“I think everyone agrees that if there’s a reasonable cost-based argument that paying for use does make sense,” industry analyst Tim Farrar said. But “I think Elon has made that more difficult rather than less difficult because you don’t normally negotiate your weapons contracts on Twitter.”

China’s Military Commission leadership at stake at Xi’s Peoples Congress

China’s Military Commission leadership at stake at Xi’s Peoples Congress
China’s Military Commission leadership at stake at Xi’s Peoples Congress

With this Party Congress under way in Beijing, Xi Jinping will put in place China’s political and military leadership for the next five years, writes Dean Cheng.

Space Force commander cannot ‘forgive’ Russia for ‘reckless’ ASAT test

Space Force commander cannot ‘forgive’ Russia for ‘reckless’ ASAT test
Space Force commander cannot ‘forgive’ Russia for ‘reckless’ ASAT test

Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting talks “contested” space, his worries about space cybersecurity and what happens if adversaries target commercial US firms in orbit.

Aalyria envisions communications revolution for Earth, the Moon and beyond

Aalyria envisions communications revolution for Earth, the Moon and beyond
Aalyria envisions communications revolution for Earth, the Moon and beyond

“I think what people will find is that this type of advancement, going from ground-to-space, changes the whole space economy,” Aalyria’s CEO Chris Taylor said. “I think it’s going to be monumental.”

Army seeks industry help on stratospheric drones, sensor payloads

Army seeks industry help on stratospheric drones, sensor payloads
Army seeks industry help on stratospheric drones, sensor payloads

Michael Monteleone, director of the Army’s assured PNT and space cross functional team, said that the service is interested in high altitude platforms as a capability for “bridging between an aerial layer and space.”

Ukraine’s experience spurs allies’ interest in ‘resistance,’ info war training

Ukraine’s experience spurs allies’ interest in ‘resistance,’ info war training
Ukraine’s experience spurs allies’ interest in ‘resistance,’ info war training

“There hasn’t been a special operations international military that I have dealt with since the Ukraine crisis that has not talked to us about expanding information operations and psychological operations forces,” said Lt. Gen. Jonathan Braga, head of US Army Special Operations Command.

Aussie defense minister claims $6.5 billion AUD acquisition ‘blow out;’ analysts demur

Aussie defense minister claims $6.5 billion AUD acquisition ‘blow out;’ analysts demur
Aussie defense minister claims $6.5 billion AUD acquisition ‘blow out;’ analysts demur

While the Labor Party accuses the previous government of flushing money “down the toilet,” defense analysts say there’s more politics than substance to the outrage.

York scores SDA contract worth up to $200M for experimental communications satellites

York scores SDA contract worth up to $200M for experimental communications satellites
York scores SDA contract worth up to $200M for experimental communications satellites

SDA will decide next March whether the UHF- and SHF-band payloads being tested by T1DES should be integrated into its next iteration of Transport Layer data relay satellites.

Kayhan Space building momentum, and DoD interest, with collision avoidance software

Kayhan Space building momentum, and DoD interest, with collision avoidance software
Kayhan Space building momentum, and DoD interest, with collision avoidance software

Kayhan Space is providing its baseline collision avoidance service, Pathfinder Essentials, for free “to keep space safe,” said company co-founder Araz Feyzi.

New Aussie deal forwards SPACECOM commander’s goal of ‘persistent awareness’ of the heavens

New Aussie deal forwards SPACECOM commander’s goal of ‘persistent awareness’ of the heavens
New Aussie deal forwards SPACECOM commander’s goal of ‘persistent awareness’ of the heavens

Speaking with Breaking Defense and Defense One on Tuesday, SPACECOM head Gen. Jim Dickinson noted the importance of space “governance,” including “norms of responsible behavior,” and the “need to better preserve” the space environment.