Iraq launched its only offensive of the Gulf War, attacking the Saudi Arabian city of Khafji, and was promptly clobbered by coalition airpower, to include U.S. Air Force A-10s and AC-130s. By Feb. 1, the city was retaken.
Space Systems Command has awarded a massive $2.29 billion contract to SpaceX for the “backbone” of its new Space Data Network, a constellation of satellites in low-Earth orbit that will provide connectivity for the entire joint force.