The prospective next leader of the Pentagon’s intelligence enterprise was relatively tight-lipped about how she would help guide the division of space-based tracking and targeting among multiple organizations during her confirmation hearing July 11—though she did stress collaboration and the sharing of information.
The Space Force is moving to up competition for its most important launches, selecting Blue Origin, SpaceX, and United Launch Alliance (ULA) to take part in the next phase of its National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program. ULA and SpaceX were already part of NSSL ...
Air Force Reservists specializing in space-related roles can apply to become full-time Guardians from June 1 to Nov. 30. Applications for part-time Guardian roles will open in 2026.
A new study argues the Space Force should build its own targeting satellites rather than try to collaborate with the National Reconnaissance Office.
The Department of the Air Force has delivered a report to Congress recommending the transfer of Air National Guard units to the Space Force, calling it “by far the most advisable” option studied—even as growing opposition from lawmakers threatens to derail the idea.
Air National Guardsmen called a proposal to transfer their units into the Space Force an “existential threat” to the Guard and dangerous for national security, the latest volley of criticism of the idea that Department of the Air Force leaders are pushing Congress to adopt. In ...
In the wake of a major Chinese military shakeup, the head of U.S. Space Command warned of China’s “breathtakingly fast” advances in space during visits to Japan and South Korea. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting’s trip to the Indo-Pacific is his first overseas visit since taking ...
The Space Force must invest in high-level training based on the lessons learned from an unprecedented level of electronic warfare (EW) used by both Russia and Ukraine in the conflict there, one of the service’s top EW leaders said on April 24. “What we have ...
National Guard officials and state governors are arguing against removing space missions from the Guard, challenging a key element of the Department of the Air Force’s plan on how to staff its space missions.
The Space Force is exploring the idea of using civilians or even contractors to help conduct operations, as the service sorts out how to best manage its small workforce, Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman said this week.
When Col. Nick Hague becomes the first Guardian to launch into space later this year, he will be taking a special set of sheet music along with him.
Disclosures about a new Russian anti-satellite weapon have thrust military space capabilities into the international spotlight and created a sensation among lawmakers, media, and the public. The Space Force has been warning about the growing danger for years.