Air Force kicks off AMTI program with competition for first ‘increment’
Awards will be issued “fairly shortly” for the first operational satellites that can track aircraft and from space, according to Air Force Secretary Troy Meink.
Space Force 2040: 30,000 satellites, ‘thousands’ more Guardians
The Space Force's projections of its needs for orbital warfare and electronic warfare are only included in the classified version of the new Objective Force plan, but Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman confirmed that the service wants new kit for orbital warfare.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Nowhere to hide: Iran war spotlights military challenges posed by space-based remote sensing
Planet in a March 9 notice to its customers, obtained by Breaking Defense, explained that the company would be instituting a 14-day delay on release of imagery not just of Iran, but also of nearby military bases, the Gulf States and "existing conflict zones."
Space Force plans to establish HQ staff group as surrogate Futures Command
CSO Gen. Chance Saltzman has signed a memo, obtained by Breaking Defense, initiating the creation of SF/S9 to coordinate future force planning. However, the change has yet to be approved by Air Force Secretary Troy Meink.
FY27 budget ‘to reflect’ Space Force need for rapid capabilities growth: Saltzman
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said today that the White House, the Office of Management and Budget and DoD all agree that the service needs to grow.
‘Ringleader’: Department of Air Force to start all-encompassing sensor fusion experiments
Separately, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the Air Force will continue work on two rapid prototypes for the E-7 Wedgetail, though he did not appear to fully commit to the program.
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As threats rapidly evolve, digital engineering, manufacturing capacity and robust supply chains are critical to meeting challenges.
With NDAA, Congress twists Space Force’s arm on beefing up acquisition chops
"I look forward to working with [Air Force] Secretary Meink and the service to make sure the language in the NDAA is fully implemented," Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Mike Rogers, R.-Ala., told Breaking Defense today.
About that ‘tension’ with Qatar, and refueling on orbit: AFA day 3 [Video]
On day three of AFA, a senior Air Force official acknowledged the US didn't see Israel's strike in Qatar coming.
An ICBM update and Space Force in focus: AFA day 2 [Video]
Things that go into orbit led the news at day two of the AFA conference.
Beyond ‘potpourri’ of sensors: Saltzman pushes holistic approach to space domain awareness
The service needs to better detect and track on-orbit activity, and find objects that have been "lost" to its surveillance network, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said.
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America must adopt a Sixth Domain of warfare doctrine
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From support to ‘warfighting’: Space Force releases first ‘capstone’ operations doctrine
"Space is a warfighting domain, not a collection of supporting activities. In conflict, space will be a contested environment. We are the military Service dedicated to fighting in it," Space Force chief Gen. Chance Saltzman writes in a forward to the new Space Force Doctrine Document 1.
Space Force’s Saltzman: US national security space policy ‘lagging’ needs
"[W]e restrain ourselves from doing what is needful to avoid creating improper perceptions of 'weaponizing space.' In reality, space has been weaponized for at least two decades, and our slowness to absorb that reality has held back our progress," Space Force chief Gen. Chance Saltzman said today.
New ‘Space Warfighting Framework’ coming to codify Space Force concepts, terms
The interview signalled a rapprochement between Saltzman and the institute, following his Feb. 20 ban on engagement with Mitchell by Space Force personnel.
Saltzman: Space Force in ‘pretty good spot’ regarding DoD funding shift
The chief of space operations said the Space Force is examining how to best invest in six categories of counter-space weapons, because China is doing the same.