Strategic Command

How the UK is changing its special forces for a modern world

The UK is setting up its service-level forces to take a more direct role in the kinds of special operations that UKSF has historically held tight.

National Guard’s $2.7 billion wishlist includes a dozen more F-35s and F-15EXs

The annual unfunded lists typically provide Capitol Hill with ammo for boosting the defense budget —particularly to buy weapons made in the districts of lawmakers on the defense committees.

NORTHCOM’s head sets record straight on missile defense boundaries with SPACECOM

After what Gen. Glen VanHerck called a "totally deceiving and incorrect" SPACECOM statement, there was widespread confusion about who is charged with the missile defense mission.

SPACECOM takes over missile defense ops from Strategic Command

By bringing the three mission areas of missile warning, missile defense and space domain awareness under one command as the Global Sensor Manager, USSPACECOM can more effectively integrate and fuse the sensor data for rapid detection, characterization, tracking and dissemination to ensure theaters can defeat any threat,” said Gen. Jim Dickinson, SPACECOM commander.

Horse stables and fuzzy hats: Military preparations in full swing for UK coronation of King Charles III

At a security level, the Royal Air Force will be on watch to monitor and manage UK airspace throughout the event.

STRATCOM wrapping spectrum ops center plan, as military faces bandwidth grab by 5G firms

STRATCOM's Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Center is focused primarily on repelling threats from Russia and China, but DoD also faces a potentially crippling spectrum grab by US commercial 5G wireless giants.

STRATCOM nominee to ‘assess’ controversial sea-launched nuke before cancellation

Air Force Gen. Anthony Cotton, who is nominated to lead US Strategic Command, said he wants to evaluate whether SLCM-N is the right fit to meet an existing nuclear capability gap.

The nuclear 3 body problem: STRATCOM ‘furiously’ rewriting deterrence theory in tripolar world

In the near term, STRATCOM Commander Adm. Charles Richard said that missile warning is his top priority, and expressed concern over China's FOBS test.

Strategic forces subcommittee frets over aging ‘Doomsday’ nuclear command planes

The House subcommittee's markup of the fiscal 2023 defense policy bill also calls upon GAO to review the effectiveness of the NC3 Enterprise Center run by STRATCOM.

STRATCOM Commander Warns Of China-Russia Coordination; Report Details AI Collaboration

"Our findings expose gaps between Chinese and Russian aspirations and the reality on the ground, bringing greater accuracy and nuance to current assessments of Sino-Russian cooperation," on AI, notes a new report by the Center for Security and Emerging Technology.

STRATCOM Head Tells Hill He’s ‘Confident’ In NC3 Cybersecurity

"If you try to life-extend a weapon system that was built before the invention of the Internet, and then turn around and ask me why it's not cyber-secure -- I don't know how," Adm. Charles Richard told SASC today.

DoD Enjoins Congress For Flexibility To Buy JADC2 Tech Fast

Combatant commanders, have been clamoring for real-world access fast to new software tools.

‘Spectrum Superiority’ Key To All Domain Operations: Gen. Hyten

"We have a lot of work to do before we get there," Vice Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John Hyten says of the Pentagon's efforts to implement its new Electronic Spectrum Superiority Strategy.

NC3 Next Will Improve Nuke Cyber Defenses, Says STRATCOM

The nuclear command control system for nuclear weapons is safe and was not compromised by the massive SolarWinds hack by Russia, the head of Strategic Command says.