SPACECOM exploring tech for future offensive cislunar ops: Chief Scientist
An analyst called the new commitment to pursue cislunar operations a "massive policy change" for the Pentagon.
US, close allies creating joint ‘orbital warfare’ plan: SPACECOM chief
Gen. Stephen Whiting told the Mitchell Institute today that SPACECOM also plans to continue its Apollo Insights table-top exercises with commercial industry on a quarterly basis this year.
How integrated modeling and simulation accelerates Europe’s defensive edge
Lockheed Martin’s ACES platform delivers a shared virtual battlespace that strengthens readiness, interoperability, and faster decision-making through advanced, integrated modeling and simulation capabilities designed for evolving global threats.
SPACECOM’s FY27 spending boost wish list? Empty.
US Space Command's plan to ask for no additional FY27 funds follows a similar move by US Indo-Pacific Command.
Shifting gears: Space Force moves to embrace space mobility for orbital warfare
The service's new Objective Force plan calls for demonstrating on-orbit refueling and fielding operational "space tugs" by 2030.
How US military space operators are likely aiding the fight in Iran
While senior officials have offered praise with few details, experts told Breaking Defense space ops likely include jamming or spoofing satellite communications.
Army’s new space career field won’t ‘encroach’ on Space Force: Official
Col. Felix Torres, commandant of the Army’s SMDC Center of Excellence, told Breaking Defense recruiting 1,000 new space specialists does not signal the Army is "trying to take over [Space Force's] job, or anything like that."
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How defensive cyber responds to hockey-stick growth of AI-driven threats
Artificial intelligence is reshaping adversarial cyber operations at machine speed, requiring defenders to increase operational tempo while imposing pain and cost.
SPACECOM chief cites Army, Marines as models for expanding on-orbit warfighting exercises
Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of US Space Command, today revealed his "Apollo Maneuvers" exercise concept involving satellite movements, responsive launch and "spectrum maneuvering."
‘Overwatch’ from space, cyber ops foundational to Maduro mission
Gen. Dan Caine, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, on Jan. 3 gave a shout-out to the roles played by US Space Command and US Cyber Command in Operation Absolute Resolve.
France, US practice up-close satellite maneuvers under joint space war plan
The bilateral rendezvous and proximity operation "illustrates France's ability to conduct dynamic and responsible operations to deter adversaries from acting against its space interests," according to France's Space Command.
From on-orbit to launch, Space Force needs more focus on dynamic space operations
Building dynamic space operations concepts will be necessary to force "flexibility," and provide capabilities for "maneuver and surprise" on orbit, the new report by the Mitchell Institute says.
How AI is shaping geospatial intelligence
Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together reporting from GEOINT 2026 on how intelligence leaders are shaping the future of space-based geospatial intelligence.
SPACECOM discussing expansion of joint space monitoring missions with allies
US Space Command has now completed two rendezvous and proximity operations with partners in Multinational Forces Operation Olympic Defender: France and Britain.
Trump moves SPACECOM HQ from Colorado to Alabama
Space watchers and Alabama politicians have been predicting the move, as President Donald Trump had decided on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville as SPACECOM’s home just before he left the Oval Office for the first time in January 2021.
SPACECOM chief doubles down on need for on-orbit mobility
The Space Force, however, has been lukewarm on funding support for what it calls "Space Access, Mobility and Logistics."
US Space Command’s Gen. Whiting talks Golden Dome, EW and China’s space-based kill chain
One area where China has "moved breathtakingly fast is the fielding of a suite of counter space weapons," Gen. Stephen Whiting told Breaking Defense in his only press interview on a trip through Australia.