“We’re gonna down-select … later in the year. Then I have to worry about future budgets, and so that’s what’s really going to throttle” the number of contractors, says MDA Director Vice Adm. Jon Hill.
By Theresa HitchensB-21, hypersonics and more: How digital development is driving industry innovation
Technological advancements are key to keeping pace with customer demands and evolving threat landscapes.
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
“We do not intend to fly satellites in the Army,” said Rick De Fatta, director of the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence.
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“I would like to have overhead sensors that see everything, characterize everything that goes on on this planet from a missile perspective, all the time everywhere. … That’s unobtainium right now,” says VCJCS Gen. John Hyten.
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“It means that our adversaries are growing increasingly bold in their hostile acts of using ballistic missiles cruise missiles and UAS,” Lt. Gen. Karbler said. “They’re crucially bold in their conduct of irresponsible space activities. It means the Joint Force will demand more from the Army’s Space and Missile defense capabilities and expertise going forward.”
By Colin Clark
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By Boeing
SDA and MDA need to characterize the Earth’s infrared background — which has “a lot of complex shapes to it, clouds, land and stuff like that” — in order to “pull out the dim signal” of a hypersonic missile, an SDA official explained.
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A new approach to speed, scale and efficiency for the industrial base
Radars, EW, EO/IR, space imagery, and microelectronics are brought under one roof for a streamlined approach to common people and factories.
Being able to provide space domain awareness about the cislunar environment is one mission for which robust AI/ML capabilities will be critical, said Lt. Gen. John Shaw.
By Theresa Hitchens
We’re launching a new survey on military space issues, and we need your help to make it complete.
By Breaking Defense
Space Force is not a voting member of the new(ish) IC Commercial Space Council to improve coordination on commercial space policy — but NRO and NGA are.
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.
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As the importance of oceans, coastlines, economic exclusion zones and sovereign waters increases, countries are faced with a crucial problem.
By Sierra Nevada Corporation
Addressing climate change, and setting norms of behavior are among the focus areas for Biden administration space policy.
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The new era of seapower requires new approaches and new tools for the U.S. military and its allies.
By General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
