In his Los Angeles remarks, Carlson raised a flag about the security of US space capabilities. He emphasized that more needs to be done to limit the exposure to risk of US space systems and technologies. Space assets are critical to military efforts as a whole, he said, “and the bad guys know that.” Carlson did not elaborate, but it is known that several countries are developing capabilities, which, in time, could threaten the security of US space activities.
A legislative standoff has led to a lapse in a $4.26 billion small business innovation contracting program widely used by the Air Force and could spell the end of it entirely, industry sources warned Air & Space Forces Magazine.
