Those eager to see the long-awaited Mobility Capabilities Study have to wait a while longer. The latest word from the Pentagon is to expect it “sort of between September and October.” That was the response Michael Wynne, DOD’s No. 2 acquisition official, gave a reporter for Inside Defense.com (requires subscription) at a conference in Anaheim, Calif. Gen. Norton Schwartz, new head of TRANSCOM, told Senators in July that the study was done.
The Space Force should take bold, decisive steps—and soon—to develop the capabilities and architecture needed to support more flexible, dynamic operations in orbit and counter Chinese aggression and technological progress, according to a new report from AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.
