Gen. Lance Lord, head of Air Force Space Command, tells us that conditions are auspicious for commercial space sector business and for the commercial and military space sectors to find a common ground that will benefit both. So, will there be more cuts to military space programs? “There’s no doubt we have to be prepared,” Lord says. But, he adds, “I’m confident we’ll be able to work with the dollars we get; … we’ve got a strategy that’s going to give us some flexibility.”
The Air Force has released its first artist's rendering of the AGM-181 Long-Range Stand-Off (LRSO) nuclear weapon, set to equip the B-52 circa 2030. The weapon is reminiscent of the AGM-129 Advanced Cruise Missile, which preceded it, and the AGM-158 JASSM; all three of which are stealthy missiles.