The Space Force’s strategy to mix military with civilian space raises questions about the law of war.
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Secretary Frank Kendall and his two service Chiefs are sifting through Department of the Air Force technology efforts in search of the ones most likely to “make a difference” and be fielded, and the men are discarding the ones that might be a lab success ...
Members of the Space Force’s 16th Space Control Squadron put their heads together to figure out the features they’d want on a mobile setup to detect electromagnetic interference, and they’re building the system themselves. The Multiband Assessment of the Communications Environment, or MACE, can load ...
The Space Force—the only military branch born in the information age—has declared itself a “digital first” service. But its leaders are still wrestling with the challenges of digital transformation and working to build a 21st century service culture, they recently told attendees at an industry ...
The Defense Innovation Unit and its partnering Defense Department organizations transitioned six projects to programs of record in 2021, awarding contracts to eight companies in categories that ranged from assessing cyber threats to launching rocket payloads.
A more capable iteration of the Space Force’s Wideband Global Satellite Communications satellites can move into the production phase since passing a critical design review. Improvements include numerous coverage beams with smaller possible footprints to help evade jamming.
The demand for international space partnerships is so high it can be a challenge to just keep up with it, Space Force Col. Raj Agrawal said. Growing from a few people to more than 20 and still hiring, the Space Division of the Secretary of ...
The Space Force colonel headed to the Pentagon to help lead the acquisition of space architecture, science, and technology plans to draw on his experience in trying new things—not just in space science and technology. “I’ve prototyped some of these new, faster, more efficient ways ...
The Space Force will debut a new training exercise this year, aimed at improving the service’s command and control capabilities, the head of Space Training and Readiness Command said Jan. 26. The event, called Polaris Hammer, will happen sometime this fall, Brig. Gen. Shawn N. ...
