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April 1, 2020 | By Air & Space Forces Magazine Staff
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USAF Taps More Missions to Join Space Force

March 31, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
More than 1,800 Airmen in jobs that support space operations will transfer from the Air Force to the Space Force over the next six months, the Air Force said March 31. Twenty-three intelligence, acquisition, and other organizations will become part of the Space Force, joining ...

‘Gray Zone’ Conflict Drives Space Weapons Development

March 30, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
Foreign countries are boosting their investments in “gray zone” weapons that can confuse and disable satellites, are harder to attribute to a specific attacker, and fall below the level of overt war, posing regulatory challenges, according to a new report from the Center for Strategic ...

Coronavirus Cramps Some Space Force Plans as Ops Continue

March 27, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
Work is still underway to build up the Space Force even as the new coronavirus raises some unexpected hurdles, the service's top uniformed officer said March 27. Three people assigned to the Space Force in Colorado have tested positive for the virus, Chief of Space ...

Final AEHF Satellite Launches After Brief Delay

March 26, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
The Space Force and United Launch Alliance successfully launched the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., around 4:15 p.m. March 26. AEHF-6, the final piece of the protected satellite comms constellation, will reach its destination after about ...