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.
Top military space officials from Japan and the U.S. said at the AFA Warfare Symposium that they anticipate the U.S. Space Force will stand up its new component in Japan before the end of 2024. “I think we have everything in place,” U.S. Space Forces ...
While the Air Force is undergoing sweeping changes as part of its re-optimization for Great Power Competition, the Space Force’s to-do list is shorter—but still with some major changes driven by the need to adjust to a changing domain, Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. ...
Air Force and Space Force leaders gathering in Aurora, Colo., on Feb. 12 will lift the veil on dozens of changes designed to enhance operational readiness and accelerate the development of future weapons in the years to come. The highly anticipated changes will be announced ...
Kay Sears, Boeing’s Vice President of Space, Intelligence & Weapon Systems, sat down with Air & Space Forces Magazine for a discussion on how Boeing approaches space as a warfighting domain, and how it supports the U.S. Space Force’s mission...