New C2 software for mobile satellites will support future orbital warfare ops

New C2 software for mobile satellites will support future orbital warfare ops
New C2 software for mobile satellites will support future orbital warfare ops

‘I think there [are] things that we will need to be able to, I guess I’ll say, ‘dogfight’ in space,” Lt. Gen. Doug Schiess, commander of Space Forces – Space, the Space Force unit that undertakes operations for US Space Command, told reporters on Wednesday. 

Secretive space plane X-37B to test ‘first of a kind’ maneuvers for shifting orbits

Secretive space plane X-37B to test ‘first of a kind’ maneuvers for shifting orbits
Secretive space plane X-37B to test ‘first of a kind’ maneuvers for shifting orbits

US Space Command has been clamoring for new technology to enable “dynamic space operations,” which include “sustained” maneuvering that doesn’t eat up fuel to allow US military spacecraft and satellites to outrun suspect adversary satellites — or potentially be able to chase those suspect birds down both to assess any threats and possibly take action to neutralize them.