America’s partners and allies will increasingly help foot the bill and strengthen U.S. Space Force capabilities, Vice Chief of Space Operations Space Force Gen. David D. Thompson said during a virtual Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies event July 28. “That has changed dramatically in the ...
U.S. Space Command boss Army Gen. James H. Dickinson said his work is inseparable from that of U.S. Cyber Command but that policy must change to keep up with evolving threats in the cyber domain. A former senior Pentagon official in national security space told ...
Air Force Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson retired July 27 as the longest-serving commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center ahead of its redesignation as Space Force’s Space Systems Command later this summer. Thompson paved the way for the standup of the Space Force ...
The Air Force spends around $6 billion a year on systems and priorities focused on the Arctic, a number that is expected to grow as the region’s importance rises and the Department of the Air Force’s first-ever Arctic Strategy hits its one-year anniversary. While the ...
The Space Force is still a ways away from its own physical training guidelines, relying on the Air Force's physical fitness program while it develops its own wellness regimen. “The Space Force is currently building its first policy to capture the service’s comprehensive approach to ...
President Joe Biden has nominated new commanders for the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command and the Space Force’s Space Systems Command. Lt. Gen. Mike Minihan has been tapped for a fourth star and to replace Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost as head of AMC. Minihan ...
Some 60 space-related units and mission sets remain outside the purview of the Space Force, but that will begin to change this year, Lt. Gen. Nina M. Armagno told Air Force Magazine on July 1 on the sidelines of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies’s ...
Out of a pool of more than 3,700 applicants, the first 50 Active-duty Army, Navy, and Marine Corps volunteers were announced for transfer to the Space Force beginning in July. A second tranche of 350 transfers will be announced in July to match Space Force ...
The House Appropriations Committee released its draft of the fiscal 2022 defense budget on June 29, adding C-130s and MQ-9s to the Air Force’s budget request while leaving the service’s request for F-35s and F-15EXs untouched.
The Space Force’s No. 2 officer inspected the aerospace research facilities of its newest university partner June 24 under a program designed to help it recruit personnel with more technical expertise. Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David D. Thompson and Mark Kennedy, president of ...
War in space will take on aspects of the Cold War in the future, as space powers vie for supremacy but seek to avoid the kind of kinetic warfare that could wipe out satellite constellations and undermine global activity on Earth. Two officials with the ...
Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond on June 17 said the creation of a new service academy for the U.S. Space Force is not necessary, instead saying he is “comfortable” with the relationship with the U.S. Air Force Academy. Sen. Tommy Tuberville ...