The projected "Golden Dome" missile defense system could push the U.S. military to broaden its thinking on how to support space operations, the Space Force’s top planner said May 15.
The “Golden Dome” homeland missile defense system proposed by President Donald Trump will likely cost more than half a trillion dollars, Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman said May 15.
U.S. Space Command is still passionate about the idea of being able to maneuver satellites in orbits without worrying about conserving fuel. But how exactly to achieve that remains unsettled as the combatant command works with the Pentagon’s acquisition enterprise, SPACECOM’s deputy commander said.
Lt. Gen. Shawn Bratton, the Space Force’s chief planning officer, is taking the lead on developing the service’s newest field command, Space Futures Command, and hopes to reach an initial capability before the end of 2024. A “task force” of roughly 10 to 15 people will ...
In January, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks signed off on a new space classification policy—one that "completely rewrites" the Space Force’s approach to secret programs and could boost cooperation with commercial industry and international allies, officials say. Speaking at the AFA Warfare Symposium, Chief ...