A comprehensive look at the U.S. Space Force, including people, equipment, budget, weapons systems, history, and more.
Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting
Cyber standards set for commercial vendors; What if GPS goes dark?: Senators vie for New Space National Guard; USSF plans to add three new intelligence squadrons; MDA wants its own satellites.
More than a dozen satellites and the Navy unit that operated them transferred into the Space Force when as the Naval Satellite Operations Center became the 10th Space Operations Squadron. The switch marks the first of several space-focused units transferring from the Army and Navy ...
The Space Force plans to add three new intelligence squadrons in the next two years, said Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, commander of the service’s Space Operations Command. The additions would double the number of squadrons in Space Delta 7, whose intel Guardians already work ...
Many of the more remarkable capabilities of the coming generation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations come from their extraordinary connectivity—they’re networked not just with receivers on the ground, but with each other, as well. But this connectivity also means an increased cyber attack ...
Retired Maj. Gen. Doug Raaberg, executive vice president of the Air Force Association, hosts Lt. Gen. Steven N. Whiting, commander of Space Operations Command, and Gen. Mark D. Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, in the discussion "Combat Air and Space Forces in the Fight" at ...
The Space Force’s farthest satellites fly some 22,000 miles above Earth, with Guardians operating firmly on the ground. But in the not-too-distant future, the head of the Space Force sees USSF satellites hundreds of thousands of miles away—and Guardians in space.
America may be on the verge of promoting its first woman to lead a military service. The Air Force has the inside track.
Two satellites set forth to geosynchronous Earth orbit Jan. 21 to join a constellation of four others surveilling the high satellite belt. Collecting data for the National Space Defense Center and “other national users” will “enhance our ability to navigate freely and safely within the GEO ...
Space Operations Command welcomed its first six Army Soldiers at a transfer ceremony Oct. 1 at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., amid concerns that units slated for transfer to the Space Force will be held up until Congress passes a fiscal 2022 defense budget. Space ...
Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, said Russia remains the most urgent and immediate threat to the homeland even while China captures the attention of defense policymakers. VanHerck explained that while China is the “long-term existential ...
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has spoken frequently about coming of age and serving in the military during the Cold War. On Sept. 20, he reached back to that era to talk about the capabilities that China—and potentially the Space Force—might use in the future.
