EXCLUSIVE: SpaceX given unique access to classified DoD space tracking data, sources say
Commercial space monitoring firms are concerned SpaceX's ability to use the best DoD data could threaten the market, sources tell Breaking Defense.
SPACECOM needs more capabilities to target space adversaries: Whiting
SPACECOM also is focusing on developing the baseline capabilities, such as space domain awareness and satellite communications, to undertake cislunar operations, said Gen. Stephen Whiting.
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Island surge: the Army’s Next Generation Command and Control in action
Lightning Surge exercises are turning soldier feedback on NGC2 into operational software changes in days, not years.
Whither TraCSS? DoD, industry face hard choices in showdown over Commerce spacewatch effort
The big question facing DoD is what happens if the Traffic Coordination System for Space program is scrapped: is US Space Command left holding the space safety bag in perpetuity?
White House has lofty space launch ambitions, but experts question price tag
The space industry lauded a new Trump administration 1,000-launches-a-year space policy, but experts told Breaking Defense that the current space infrastructure doesn’t have enough capacity and someone’s going to have to pay, potentially a lot, to change that.
Space Force struggling to integrate commercial space data: Officials
"We have to have a better linkage between our acquisitions officers, or staff, and our operators," Col. Tim Trimailo, head of the Space Systems Command's Commercial Space Office, told Breaking Defense.
Space war 2040: SPACECOM preps for attacks on ground segments, eyes cislunar ops
The Space Warfighting Environment 2040 is unique because it "was deliberately written to be warfighter-first, not technology-first," an official at SPACECOM's Joint Forces Development and Training team told Breaking Defense.
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A new era of uncrewed airpower: GA-ASI’s lineup for high-tech warfare
GA-ASI is serious about retaining its position as the leading provider of UAS to the United States and its allies.
Joint force needs kinetic and non-kinetic weapons for space war: Whiting
"We’re a combatant command and we fight to win wars," US Space Command chief Gen. Stephen Whiting told the annual Army SMD conference.
Laser weapons for space? US officials see threat, opportunity
Directed-energy and cyber weapons, as well as bombs targeted on communications hubs, all have potential to disable large satellite constellations, said Lt. Gen. Rick Zellmann, deputy commander of US Space Command.
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.
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Three exercises that proved a new approach to C-UAS
Architecture that linked sensors, C2, RF effects, and lasers into a distributed c-UAS kill chain.
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."