Space enables integrated defense to function as a unified, resilient architecture rather than a collection of standalone systems. Jeff Schrader, Vice President of Strategy & Business Development for Lockheed Martin Space, sits down with Air & Space Forces Magazine to highlight how space is foundational to integrated defense and how space-based architectures enable speed, resilience, and decision advantage in today’s complex and contested threat environment.
The Space Force team responsible for developing advanced battle management capabilities wants to create a better pipeline for mature space domain awareness tools to move from the lab into the hands of operators.



