Space Force intel focus: 50% on China; 25% on Russia

Space Force intel focus: 50% on China; 25% on Russia
Space Force intel focus: 50% on China; 25% on Russia

China’s “space weaponry” arsenal “includes missiles that launch from the Earth that go up and destroy satellites, it includes lasers, it includes jammers, it includes a whole magazine of diversity for that,” a top Space Force officer said.

Space Force stands up new intel center; Air Force’s NASIC keeps some space-related analysts

Space Force stands up new intel center; Air Force’s NASIC keeps some space-related analysts
Space Force stands up new intel center; Air Force’s NASIC keeps some space-related analysts

Not all analysts charged with space-related intel work at the legacy NASIC will move to the new office, sources tell Breaking Defense.

House Intel Committee OKs Space Force Intel Center

House Intel Committee OKs Space Force Intel Center
House Intel Committee OKs Space Force Intel Center

HPSCI cites the “increasingly complex” space environment as the rationale for the new National Space Intelligence Center.

DoD Space Threat Intel Not Good Enough

DoD Space Threat Intel Not Good Enough
DoD Space Threat Intel Not Good Enough

“While our adversaries have rapidly advanced a great spectrum of threats … that are intended to defeat US space capabilities, we’re only beginning to get our act together,” said Jeff Gossel, senior intelligence engineer at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC).

Space Force To Boost Threat Tracking

Space Force To Boost Threat Tracking
Space Force To Boost Threat Tracking

“I want to be able to identify what [the threat] is, I want to be able to attribute it to whomever is the adversary that’s taken that shot, as an example, and then, I’ve got to be able to share that information,” says Maj. Gen. Leah Lauderback, who heads the ISR Directorate.