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.
The House Armed Services Committee would require Space Force to establish specific requirements for satellite protection prior to starting any major new acquisition program.
The Network Tactical Common Data Link system enables secure comms and ISR for carrier strike groups and their air and naval assets.
The bottom line, according to DIA is that space "is being increasingly militarized" around the globe, and the threats to US military and commercial space activities continue to grow, from ground-based ASAT tests, to ISR fleets, to deep space hiding places.
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.
Seventy-eight percent of survey respondents said China is the greatest threat in space. But our panel of experts is less convinced.
Among all the space action over the past year, AFRL's push to expand military space operations to cislunar space — the vast volume of space between the Earth's outer orbit and that of the Moon — and beyond has been a gift that keeps on giving.
Partnerships with outside industry are a cornerstone of the kingdom’s ambitious growth strategy.
In the destruction of a satellite, perhaps a political opportunity for the US.
Consensus is forming that the most likely cause of the breakup was a strike by a A-235 / PL-19 Nudol ASAT system
"We're looking internally to my headquarters, as well as here at Peterson, to bring some of our great allies and partners into our staff and into our operations and processes here at the Combatant Command level as well," said SPACECOM head Gen. James Dickinson.
For the first time in seven years, the US and Russia will formally meet to discuss norms of behavior in space -- even as both nations build capability for war in the heavens.
Midsized companies can offer flexibility and agility while keeping intellectual property in the hands of the government.