Looming cuts to the Pentagon’s civilian workforce will present a particular challenge to the Space Force with its proportionally high number of civilian Guardians, leaders said at the AFA Warfare Symposium.
Lt. Gen. Philip A. Garrant
Space Force Testing AI Automation By Greg Hadley ORLANDO, Fla. T he Space Force is flying new command and control software on experimental satellites that automates some functions for ops crews, said Kelly D. Hammett, head of the Space Rapid...
Derek M. Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency, has been placed on administrative leave pending the results of an investigation, the Department of the Air Force announced late Jan. 16.
On Nov. 27, Space Systems Command awarded a $196 million contract to RTX, for more work on the Next-Generation Operational Control System, as the OCX program struggles to move forward after nearly 15 years.
For the Space Force and the U.S. writ large, the mission of position, navigation, and timing has become synonymous with three letters: GPS. That is likely to change in the coming years, as service officials described plans this week for a whole host of alternative ...
The Space Force is finalizing its first contracts for the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve and plans to award them early in 2025—giving the service access to commercial satellites and other space systems in times of conflict or crisis—officials said Nov. 21.
WORLD: Space: Mission Deltas Unite Operations.
As the commercial and military space sectors continue their rapid growth, the Space Force is planning to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade its launch facilities—and will ponder expansion to other locations, a top general said May 21.
It’s set to be a busy summer for the Space Force, with the service planning to provisionally stand up its new Space Futures Command and two new Integrated Mission Deltas, according to a senior leader. Lt. Gen. Philip A. Garrant, head of Space Systems Command, offered ...
Lt. Gen. Philip A. Garrant became the second ever leader of Space Systems Command on Feb. 1, pledging to align the Space Force’s main acquisition arm with the visions of Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman and Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.
World-Space: New Space Force Four-Stars; Counterspace weapons needed for Space Superiority.
The U.S. and Japan held their first ever Space Engagement Talks last week—a key step in identifying and developing ways by which the two countries can work together in space. Lt. Gen. Philip A. Garrant, deputy chief of space operations for strategy, plans, programs, and requirements; ...
