ULA CEO Tory Bruno separately told reporters his firm identified a "manufacturing" error as the cause of an anomaly in its latest certification launch.
America's space operators need to "get to the point of how do we responsibly... deter conflict that nobody wants to see, but if we do see it, demonstrate our ability to win?" said Maj. Gen. David Miller.
Onshoring and investment in military-specific semiconductors anchor a cornerstone of the defense industrial base.
"This issue of classification and the challenge it presents to public discussion is ... part of the reason why we wrote this report. There's nothing in the public domain like this," says CSIS's Kaitlyn Johnson.
If the US receives intelligence that Russia is prepping a strike against a US satellite, does SPACECOM task a drone or a B-21 bomber to take it out before it launches? Or does Gen. Raymond choose to simply maneuver the targeted satellite out of the way?
French Defense Minister Florence Parley says she has been exploring with French defense giant Thales concepts for what she called "fearsome little detectors" that "will be the eyes of our most valuable satellites."
"When you talk about resiliency and the fight tonight, I'm bringing out everything and the kitchen sink. I'm gonna MacGyver anything I can bring," says AFSPC Brig. Gen. DeAnna Burt.
As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.