Russia has now tested one of its RS-18 Stiletto ICBMs, hitting a target on the Kamchatka Peninsula. According to Associated Press news service, Col. Alexei Kuznetsov, head of Russian space forces, said the launch tested tactical and technical capabilities of a missile that had been on standby for 25 years.
The Space Force’s recent contract to Muon Space to repurpose their commercial weather satellites for military use will inform a broader “data-as-a-service” strategy for its space-based environmental monitoring mission.