The final OIG report redacts details in the draft version, obtained by Breaking Defense, about how arguments by top military brass jumped Colorado Springs to DoD’s first choice only days before Trump’s briefing.
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The findings of both a GAO and Pentagon IG review of the Defense Department’s decision to locate SPACECOM’s headquarters in Alabama are expected to be made public within days.
By Theresa Hitchens
The strategy includes procuring SATCOM, space domain awareness and a handful of other commercial capabilities as “services” under leases or long-term contracts for access.
By Theresa Hitchens
Details of the plan will remain classified, but an unclassified outline is expected to reveal more about how Space Command intends to engage industry.
By Theresa Hitchens
STRATCOM head Gen. Chas Richard said he’s “very concerned” about “opportunistic aggression” with regards to China and Russia. He also noted the government has whiffed on its plutonium pit production goal.
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“My number one priority within the command is: how do I increase my battlespace awareness, in particular, how do I look at the space domain?” SPACECOM head Gen. Jim Dickinson said.
By Theresa Hitchens
The new military accord signed by Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the US presages joint stance on future space norms.
By Theresa Hitchens
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US leaders this year faced difficult decisions against a backdrop of rapidly growing challenges from potential adversaries, and a booming commercial space sector that innovation-wise is leaving the Defense Department and the Intelligence Community in the dust.
By Theresa Hitchens It remains to be seen if the creation of a new Joint Force Space Component Command will help or hurt the chain of command for military space.
By Theresa Hitchens
The new strategy will “strengthen our ability to outthink and out maneuver our competitors and dominate through space combat power, and it will always ensure that there will never be a day without space,” said Gen. Jim Dickinson, SPACECOM commander.
By Theresa Hitchens
The push to declassify an existing space weapon is being spearheaded by Gen. John Hyten, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
By Theresa Hitchens
The Joint Force, he said, “should,” and “will” in future “use space strategic warning assets to meet tactical level ground requirements,” says Gen. Jim Dickinson, SPACECOM head.
By Theresa Hitchens “The behavior of some of our adversaries in space is surprising. If similar actions had been taken in other domains, they’d likely be considered provocative, aggressive, or maybe even irresponsible,” said SPACECOM Commander Gen. Jim Dickinson.
By Theresa Hitchens
Experts warn that codifying a norm against long-lived debris may actually provide cover for countries to do anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons tests.
By Theresa Hitchens
