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SPACECOM Wants to Proliferate Ground Stations—and Counter Adversary Proliferation

Aug. 13, 2026 | By Courtney Albon
The head of U.S. Space Command said Aug. 12 that operations in Iran have shown just how vulnerable ground-based space assets—particularly missile defense systems—are to attack and called for a more resilient, mobile architecture. 

In Pursuit of ‘Space Control,’ USSF Gets First Upgraded Jammer

April 16, 2025 | By Greg Hadley
As Space Force leaders grow more vocal and direct in calling for space weapons to control the domain, one official revealed last week that the Space Force has received a major upgrade to one of its few acknowledged space weapons. 

Whiting Calls for ‘Space Fires’ in Rare Hint About Offensive Weapons

Aug. 8, 2024 | By Greg Hadley
U.S. Space Command needs “space fires,” its commander said this week, the latest indication that the Pentagon is growing more comfortable talking about offensive weapons in space. 

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