Buchanan said he is working with other services to find a solution, one that will deconflict aircraft by altitude, space, and time, and allow large aircraft to identify smaller craft at radar range. There are flight rules in this kind of airspace, he pointed out, and not everyone now flying UAVs in the theater is a rated pilot who understands that. Buchanan said the Air Force wants to educate other UAV fliers about the grid system. The basic message: If a smaller UAV is going into a restricted space, its pilot had better be talking to someone who is keeping track of all aircraft locations. (Read here about the Keyhole Concept used in air operations over Fallujah.)
China Practicing ‘Dogfighting in Space,’ US Space Force Says
March 18, 2025
China has been using experimental satellites to practice “dogfighting” in space, the U.S. Space Force’s No. 2 officer said March 18, the latest in a series of revelations as to how America’s adversaries may seek to disrupt U.S. space operations in the future.