The Pentagon most likely will have to start updating defense plans soon, taking into account projected climate change. Government Executive reports that the Senate-approved version of the 2008 defense authorization bill includes a provision, just as the House version of the policy bill does, to direct DOD to consider climate change effects. Retired Air Force Gen. Charles Wald, member of a study group of retired flag officers, noted earlier this year that climate change-induced food and water shortages have sparked conflicts, particularly in hard-hit Africa, from which we import much of our oil.
The Space Force has selected an initial pool of vendors that will compete to build sensors and satellites that track airborne targets, as Pentagon officials push to transform the capability from a prototyping effort to an operational one.