Space Force taps Slingshot to build AI adversaries for orbital wargames
Slingshot's TALOS AI tool will be integrated into Space Training and Readiness Command's classified training operations, according to the company.
Space Force to focus training on ‘orbital warfare,’ joint integration
Gen. Gregory Gagnon, head of Space Force Combat Forces Command, said that currently "40 percent of my units do not have a realistic trainer in order to practice on them."
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2025 Schriever space wargame last to be planned unilaterally by US
This year's game included five "notional technologies" designed to improve international cooperation, such as tools to improve common space domain awareness, according to Space Force officials.
Enhancing ‘lethality’: First Space Force ‘operations’ doctrine cements role within Joint Force
Space Doctrine Publication 3.0, crafted by STARCOM, provides baseline definitions for offensive, defensive, and "mobility and logistics" ops.
First STARCOM ‘orbital warfare’ exercise delayed towards end of year
The Red Skies exercise will focus on "mission planning and execution using orbital warfare modeling and simulation techniques" rather than actual live training — for now.
7 Space Force units get permanent homes, 4 in Colorado
The Space Force's newest operational unit, Delta 15 stood up in March and that supports Space Command's "protect and defend" mission, will be based at Schriever SFB in Colorado Springs.
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Space Force to hold first ‘orbital warfare’ exercise this summer
Among the exercise scenarios, Red Skies will look at how Space Force operators will handle threatening close approaches by adversary satellites.
Space Force chief: FY24 budget funds digital training as part of readiness push
"I can't give you the specific numbers yet, but we are investing in developing what I'm loosely calling an operational test and training infrastructure," Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman told reporters at a roundtable today.
Though ‘born digital,’ Space Force needs 7 years to fully mature, deputy CTIO says
"We are not where we need to be as a digital service by any means," Col. Roy Rockwell told the GovConWire DoD Digital Modernization Forum today, adding that a "Spaceverse" could be a couple years away.
STARCOM weighs ‘live’ space training, needs industry help for Earthbound ranges
"[If] I put a Guardian in a simulator, simulator, simulator and then put them on the ops floor live to fly GPS or communication satellite or any of the space capabilities, is that the best preparation?" Maj. Gen. Shawn Bratton asked.
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STARCOM’s ‘Black Skies’ exercise includes satellite jamming
Black Skies will be followed later this year by the Red Skies exercise focused on "orbital warfare," STARCOM Commander Maj. Gen. Shawn Bratton said. Next year, the Blue Skies exercise will focus on cyber warfare.
Texas lawmakers ask Kendall to reopen contest for STARCOM HQ
The 36-member Texas congressional delegation wants Kendall to reopen the bid process to allow all 50 states to compete, not just those with Space Force bases.
Space Force to pioneer ‘integrated testing,’ digital range concepts
"We absolutely believe we will save money," said Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. DT Thompson. Other military departments are looking into a similar approach, another Space Force officer said.
STARCOM eyes live orbital range for testing and training, but hurdles abound
Space Force can't simply "carve out a piece of real estate" on orbit for live testing and training, explains STARCOM head Maj. Gen. Shawn Bratton.