The report from the Secure World Foundation also notes the “dismal” state of cybersecurity for space systems infrastructure.
By Michael MarrowBAE Systems’ LR-PGK: The Superior Anti-Jam Solution
Going the distance to defeat emerging jam threats.
A pair of studies, one from the Secure World Foundation and one from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, examine the state of play as nations search for ways to keep each other from dominating the heavens.
By Michael Marrow
Traditionally, DoD and the Intelligence Community — as well as some US allies — have been leery about revealing the position of US national security satellites, because they wish to conceal their activities and characteristics.
By Theresa Hitchens One of the most worrisome trends reported by the Secure World Foundation and Center for Strategic and International Studies is the increase in the number of countries seeking to develop counterspace capabilities.
By Theresa Hitchens “I think there are more questions than answers right now when it comes to SJ-21,” Todd Harrison, director of CSIS’s Aerospace Project, told Breaking Defense.
By Theresa Hitchens
“The government has not decided what we want our format to be” for SSA data provided by commercial firms, explained SPACECOM’s Col. Scot Brodeur. “But when we do decide, in short order I need y’all to be all in on getting onto that format.”
By Theresa Hitchens
The US intends to support the British effort.
By Theresa Hitchens
GA-ASI’s MQ-9B: The right UAV for persistence, power, and performance
When assessing the state of the art of unmanned aerial systems, it’s critical to be very clear about what various aircraft can and can’t do – and could never do.
WASHINGTON: Hot on the heels of an agreement between the Air Force and the FAA to streamline regulations on space launches from military ranges, the head of one of the biggest US launch providers has called for penalizing companies that violate the safety clauses of FAA launch licenses. “The regulations that FAA applies, and the licensing…
By Theresa Hitchens
“From the evidence we have available, it sure looks like Russia is a bigger counterspace threat than China, which is contrary to a lot of the public discussion that focuses almost entirely on China,” said SWF’s Brian Weeden.
By Theresa Hitchens
“As you surely know, there is a lot of emotion in this on both sides of the argument, making it as much political as it is legal,” said attorney Henry Hertzfeld of the DARPA plans.
By Theresa Hitchens
“What happens to the funds that were authorized and appropriated by Congress for the NSpC?,” a former space official wonders.
By Theresa Hitchens
“The understanding of what deterrence is has been misinterpreted, reinterpreted, run through a ringer, chopped up and turned into a hamburger. I mean, it’s just that nobody there [at DoD] seems to understand what it means exactly,” one former government official said.
By Theresa Hitchens
Instead of focusing on the pressing need to shore up vulnerabilities in current and near-term space capabilities, says one critic, Space Force and SPACECOM are “all off trying to train for how they’re going to go fight a space war.”
By Theresa Hitchens
Several experts said the decision shouldn’t be that big of a surprise, given that Huntsville had been poised to win the first contest — in part due to its much lower cost of living, as well as plenty of available office and housing space.
By Theresa Hitchens
