According to Ryan Henry, the Quadrennial Defense Review will usher in development of a DOD-wide “spacepower theory” that will integrate space with the “other warfighting domains of air, land, and sea.” Henry offered this tidbit at a Washington conference last week. He did add that one key focus would be space situational awareness—sounds familiar. See our report on supremacy in space.
The U.S., South Korea, and Japan flew an unusual trilateral flight with two U.S. B-52H Stratofortress bombers escorted by two Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2s, and two ROK Air Force KF-16 fighters—both countries’ respective variants of the F-16—July 11. That same weekend, the top military officers of the three nations…