Shawn Barnes, who has been serving as the de facto head of Air Force Space Acquisition and Integration (SAF/SP), has been transferred to the role of the director of Air Force Financial Management Legislative Liaison.
By Theresa HitchensWhen the stakes for space missions are at their highest, solid rocket motors meet the challenge
Rapid response is crucial in defense, and the instant thrust provided by SRMs provide a tactical advantage.
The question about who ultimately will be in charge of making decisions about what the Space Force buys will now fall to the incoming Air Force secretary, DoD Secretary Lloyd Austin and the Biden White House.
By Theresa Hitchens
“Given where we are at this point in the administration, it’s unlikely that we would see a nominee” for an independent Space Force acquisition head, said Shawn Barnes, Air Force deputy assistant secretary for space acquisition.
By Theresa Hitchens
The Space Development Agency “could easily die away without anybody missing it,” said former Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson.
By Theresa Hitchens
The Air Force and OSD have agreed to transfer the Space Development Agency to the Space Force “around the beginning of 2023,” said Shawn Barnes.
By Theresa Hitchens
“I think all orbital regimes are on the table,” said Lt. Gen. John Thompson, head of Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC).
By Theresa Hitchens
Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett’s report to Congress on future space acquisition will include a plan to reform the way JROC sets requirements.
By Theresa Hitchens
As the world reexamines defense priorities, the world looks to UAS like MQ-9B
A new chapter is beginning in U.S.-UAE defense cooperation, opening the door to further collaboration.
Part of the new missile warning satellite architecture will be plans for integrating commercial and allied capabilities, explains Shawn Barnes.
By Theresa Hitchens
“There are some places that will have some interesting dialogue,” says Shawn Barnes, the Air Force’s point person on working out future space acquisition authorities under the Space Force.
By Theresa Hitchens
WASHINGTON: It probably won’t do much to fend off vigorous efforts by House lawmakers to create a Space Corps, but the Air Force has picked most of the people to staff its new A11 space office in the Air Staff. The pick for assistant deputy chief of staff, Shawn Barnes, for space operations is pretty deft,…
By Colin Clark
