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.
New Space Force acquisition portfolios to cover space control, orbital warfare
The Space Force is "serious" about integrating cislunar capabilities, with plans to work closely with NASA and the Air Force Research Laboratory on new tech, Tom Ainsworth, Air Force space acquisition officer, said today.
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In contested seas, autonomy must anticipate, not just navigate
As missions stretch farther and comms grow less reliable, predictive software could become the edge that keeps missions afloat.
Australian Space Command considers ‘space control’ options: Senior officer
"The ADF will seek space advantage to enable freedom of action by temporally assuring access and disrupting or denying an adversary use of the space domain, as required," states Australia's Concept SELENE outlining military space operations.
Space Force’s Saltzman: US national security space policy ‘lagging’ needs
"[W]e restrain ourselves from doing what is needful to avoid creating improper perceptions of 'weaponizing space.' In reality, space has been weaponized for at least two decades, and our slowness to absorb that reality has held back our progress," Space Force chief Gen. Chance Saltzman said today.
New ‘Space Warfighting Framework’ coming to codify Space Force concepts, terms
The interview signalled a rapprochement between Saltzman and the institute, following his Feb. 20 ban on engagement with Mitchell by Space Force personnel.
5 Chinese satellites practiced ‘dogfighting’ in space, Space Force says
Space Force leaders are sharpening their rhetorical swords regarding the service's need to build space warfighting chops.
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Winning the cognitive domain — A methodology built for democratic constraints
The challenge for Western democratic institutions is not a lack of capability — it is a structural one.
Space Systems Command chief backs ‘important’ work of Space Development Agency
Elsewhere, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said his top priority is "space control," a term that for many years was verboten at the Pentagon.
Space Force gets loud and proud about warfighting role: 2024 in review
"You are warfighters, whether you carry a gun or not," Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman told Guardians on Dec. 10. "You are trained and expected to carry out offensive and defensive actions against military forces of other countries."
The US needs to get real about maneuver warfare in space
"It’s time for America to put real investments into space weapons capable of targeting earth-bound targets," writes Christopher Stone in this op-ed.
Space Force’s new ‘lexicon’: Move to define concepts wins praise, courts concerns
A recent memo, obtained by Breaking Defense, has raised concerns that inconsistencies with both joint doctrine and DoD budget organization could create confusion within combatant commands and Congress.
Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture
From emerging data networks to missile tracking and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together essential reporting on the evolving role of satellites in national security.
EXCLUSIVE: New Joint Force space doctrine clarifies Space Command’s ‘offensive’, ‘defensive’ ops
The new version of Joint Publication 3-14 explains that "offensive and defensive space operations" are supported primarily by "direct capabilities" — that is, "fires that impact an adversary."
‘Huge, huge problem’: DoD space policy chief says over-classification harming allied advantage
John Plumb noted that his office now is working directly with the IC "on reducing some of those classification issues to the point where we can share" information with allies and partners to enable collaborative operations.
Space Force: What Is It Good For?
Missing in the national security space conversation, says Aerospace Corporation's Russ Rumbaugh, is how space operations can and should fit with diplomacy and foreign policy. Instead, he said, the debate is solely about "how do I win the war I see."
EXCLUSIVE: What Multi Domain C2 May Look Like: Raytheon’s Rick Yuse
The video will give you an idea of what may become the combat center of the future, but one dispersed around the world, instead of being concentrated in a few hyper-secure (but potentially targetable) facilities.