In his Commanders Note issued today, Gen. Chance Saltzman said the appointment marks the first time a foreign officer has been assigned to such a high position within a US service.
By Theresa HitchensThe ways troops are using new technologies to train for today’s threats
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The UK Joint Task Force-Space Defense Commercial Operations Cell (JCO) in effect will extend the time the SPACECOM can keep tabs on satellites, especially those owned by adversaries, and dangerous space debris.
By Theresa Hitchens
Once operational, the new sensor will be hosted on a UK military base on the Mediterranean island, capable of resident space object (RSO) tracking and “potentially characterisation or neighbourhood watch functions for the GEO orbital regime,” according to a Request for Information (RFI) solicitation.
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LauncherOne also will carry two experimental Cubesats to test concepts related to the UK MoD’s $1.2B effort to develop its own ISR capabilities.
By Theresa Hitchens
The new UK space strategy “seems to be in Boris’ own words “spacetastic”: a positive big picture, but very thin on detail. The U.K. does not have the kind of money needed to fulfill all its aspirations,” said Alex Walmsley, associate fellow at RUSI.
By Theresa Hitchens The US intends to support the British effort.
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