NROL 162, nicknamed by Rocket Lab “Wise One Looks Ahead” is scheduled to launch as early as 1:00 am EDT on June 13 from New Zealand, according to a company press release. NROL-199, “Antipodean Adventure” is scheduled to launched on July 22.
By Theresa HitchensDuring his second visit to the US this year, Adm. Pierre Vandier received a Legion of Merit Award during a ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard.
By Justin KatzSpace Force’s 18th Space Control Squadron was “re-designated” on April 13 as the “18th Space Defense Squadron,” but will remain SPACECOM’s key provider of space domain awareness.
By Theresa HitchensThe eight-page summary document essentially defines Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) and sets out the ambitious goals for the program, but provides little insight into how the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the military services actually are moving to make it work.
By Theresa Hitchens“Our joint and coalition forces that are requiring the space capabilities that we provide, and they can’t be treated as a given anymore,” Gen. John Raymond said.
By Theresa HitchensThe new military accord signed by Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the US presages joint stance on future space norms.
By Theresa HitchensAhead of the Wednesday launch, mystery surrounds what the mission of NROL-87 is. NRO never talks about the purpose of specific satellites, period, but the payload will be launched to an orbit consistent with that of an imaging satellite.
By Theresa Hitchens“On the naval side, we didn’t see a very abnormal pattern of life of the Russians,” French Navy chief Adm. Pierre Vandier said about Russian actions near Ukraine.
By Justin KatzThe new NATO policy doesn’t quite cover all the cracks in allied views of military action in space, noting that the 30 member states “should develop a common understanding of concepts such as the role of space in crisis or conflict.”
By Theresa HitchensUS leaders this year faced difficult decisions against a backdrop of rapidly growing challenges from potential adversaries, and a booming commercial space sector that innovation-wise is leaving the Defense Department and the Intelligence Community in the dust.
By Theresa HitchensThe reliably bellicose Global Times’ editor, Hu Xijin, slammed Dutton’s remarks in a Tweet, promising a “heavy attack” on Australia if it should get involved in any Taiwan conflict.
By Colin ClarkWASHINGTON: The first face-to-face meeting between the leaders of the so-called Quad — Australia, India, Japan and the United States — has spawned several initiatives designed to help moderate or crack the hold China has on certain technologies, including semiconductor chips and 5G networks. It also includes a new civil space initiative and an…
By Colin ClarkCOLORADO SPRINGS: The House Armed Services Committee’s draft policy bill calls for the head of the Space Force to review all classification of space systems “to determine if any programs should be reclassified or declassified.” The chairman’s mark of the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), obtained by Breaking Defense, is the latest in…
By Colin Clark