16,000 AFSPC Head To Space Force; What About The Rest?
And there are rumbles about a bureaucratic food fight between planning cells at Air Force headquarters here and at AFSPC in Colorado Springs.
Air Force Suppressed Space Force Debate; Lt. Gen. Kwast Spoke Truth To Power
If the new Acting Secretary of the Air Force, Matt Donovan, is looking for someone who can “unleash the power of space’ he should look to the bold leadership of Steve Kwast and recommend his nomination to be the first Space Force Commander.
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How TAK gives the US military an advantage at the Edge
“Tactical operating system” for warfighters has evolved to provide more situational awareness of the battlefield.
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."
Space ‘Force’ Vs. ‘Corps’: One’s Not Actually A Service
Senate language on the Space Force leaves open the chance that a new administration could walk it back to merely changing the name of Air Force Space Command, says CSIS's Kaitlyn Johnson.
Space Force & Beyond: Gen. Raymond’s 3-Ring Space Circus
If the Senate has its way, Gen. John Raymond will lead the new joint US Space Command, the existing Air Force Space Command, and the new Space Force. If this sounds both confusing and daunting, that's because it is.
CBO: HASC ‘Space Corps’ To Cost $3.6 Billion Through 2024
The HASC 'Space Corps' will be much cheaper than the Trump Administration's plan for a Space Force, says CBO.
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Keeping sensitive information safe in a new AI era
Why edge and endpoint security can’t be an afterthought.
HASC Chair Smith To White House: Forget Your Space Force
The day before Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahn appears before the HASC, Chairman Smith hammers White House Space Force.
Five Principles To Drive The Space Force
Half of all private-sector divestments lose value, and many of the most common risks of carve-outs in the private sector also apply to the military. Here are ways to avoid those pitfalls.
SecAF Questions Space Development Agency; Air Force Didn’t Want Boeing F-15X
We've already got SMC and the NRO. What the heck will a Space Development Agency do that's different, and why.
Space Command More Important Than Space Force: CSAF Goldfein; Trump Signs SPD-4
WASHINGTON: The first concrete step to creating an independent force of trained and equipped space warriors occurred today — but that’s not the most important step on space the nation should take, the Air Force Chief of Staff said today. Setting up Space Command, so the US can more effectively fight any war that involves space assets, […]
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Meeting Zero Trust goals while maintaining information dominance
Balancing security and access to data are critical to providing users with trustworthy, reliable data for real-time decisions.
Pence Defends Space Force Costs: ‘What Price Freedom?’
For insights about how the US military currently views the realities of space war, it's helpful to consider the recently concluded annual Schriever War Game.
Why We Need A Space Force: CSIS’s Todd Harrison
Space Corps? Space Force? Space Command? Ever since Rep. Mike Rogers put the Space Corps cat amongst the Air Force pigeons in April last year, debate has raged within the Air Force, the wider space enterprise, Congress and across the four services about just what must be done. President Trump glommed onto the idea and […]
SecAF Wilson Takes Charge, Calls For 24% Boost In Squadrons
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson laid down what will probably be the signature marker of her term as head of the Air Force, calling today at the Air Force Association conference for 74 new operational squadrons, including five more bomber squadrons, seven more special operations squadrons, 14 more tanker squadrons, seven more fighter squadrons, and 22 more Command and Control Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance squadrons. But, she noted of the larger Air Force she says the nation needs: "It's not just larger; the way we fight will be different." Dave Deptula, head of AFA's Mitchell Institute, analyzes Wilson's commitment. Read on! The Editor.
Space Force: Go Slow, Learn From Army Air Corps
The stakes are high for President Trump’s nascent Space Force because a poorly integrated service is a price America cannot afford to pay. This means a careful, thoughtful, conditions-based approach must be followed to assess if and when an autonomous military space organization will provide the best path forward. All four services will contribute to […]