Built by L3Harris, the Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System, or ATLAS, provides foundational analysis and data processing capabilities to allow the service to transition away from its 1970s-era C2 architecture.
Space Operations Command
A new combined operations floor will host Space Force Guardians from two different intelligence organizations, with the goal of better integrating intel into current military space operations.
The Space Force used spectrum warfare to ensure B-2 bombers could fly in and out of Iran’s airspace unchallenged during Operation Midnight Hammer in June—and the service is planning to up its game in that area even more in the coming months, top generals said ...
Tell us who you think we should highlight here. Write to letters@afa.org Flooding from persistent July thunderstorms devastated the communities of Mescalero and Ruidoso, N.M., leading more than 90 Airmen from the 29th Attack Squadron and 7th Air Support Operations...
The Space Force plans to rename Space Operations Command, one of its three field commands, to Combat Forces Command to emphasize its role in providing combat forces to different combatant commands. The change is not final but is expected to occur after the confirmation of ...
As the Pentagon prepares to move out on President Donald Trump’s ambitious “Golden Dome” missile defense project, leaders said at the AFA Warfare Symposium they are looking to the recent examples of Iran’s attacks on Israel last year to understand the challenges ahead.
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...
The Space Force successfully launched its seventh GPS III satellite into orbit Dec. 16—shaving more than a year and a half off the typical timeline for launching the highest priority national security spacecraft and switching rocket providers to do it.
The Space Force has officially expanded its concept for combining operations, sustainment, cyber, and intelligence functions all under one roof, dropping the “provisional” tag from units that kicked off the idea last year and transitioning two more Deltas and missions to the structure.
The Air Force and Space Force will have to manage a delicate balance between building readiness and preparing forces as they conduct more realistic, large-scale exercises, senior leaders said Sept. 18 at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference.
WORLD: Space: Mission Deltas Unite Operations.
WORLD: Personnel: Space Force Adjusts Readiness Model.
