The Quadrennial Defense Review—which DOD made available online today (see QDR item above) even though its not going to Congress until Feb. 6—considers how the Pentagon should help China recognize when to stop growing its military, said Ryan Henry, a top DOD policy official. Speaking at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event in Washington, Henry said the QDR addresses “what the [US] would view as the right sort of choices.”
The Space Force’s work to establish a pool of at-the-ready commercial satellite capacity during a crisis is moving out of the pilot phase as the service prepares to award its next batch of contracts in 2026.
