Last week, we reported that there were high-level meetings in July and August about how to protect US space assets from anti-satellite threats like that tested early this year by China. Outgoing Air Force Undersecretary Ron Sega described the group as “the large community” of space leaders. The Air Force since explained that the meetings were “Space Protection Summits” of three- and four-star USAF officers, along with “senior representatives from the broader national security space community to include the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and NASA.” Another such summit is planned for this month.
The Pentagon’s Joint Interagency Task Force 401 took a step toward making an Amazon-like online marketplace for counter-drone tech a reality this week with its first acquisition under the Replicator 2 effort.
