The two government branches are also clashing over nuclear modernization plans.

Projects managed by the Space Rapid Capabilities Office are classified, but the director of the organization told reporters initial deliveries are coming in late 2022 and 2023.

The Air Force Research Laboratory and the Space Force are working to transition a lab-developed interface called the Global Unified Environment that would allow combatant commands to buy satellite imagery from commercial providers and allied partners.

Now, the first joint support ship won’t be delivered until at least 2025, while the second is supposed to arrive in 2027.

Most of the Navy’s ready ships support joint force deployments. U.S. Fleet Forces Command has some ideas for how to generate readiness the Navy can keep for its own priorities.

After two catastrophic collisions in 2017, the U.S. Navy moved forward with dozens of recommendations meant to ensure it couldn’t happen again. But during this process, something became clear: Despite spending billions of dollars on readiness initiatives, the Navy’s mishap rate hadn’t improved in the last 30 years.

Navigation Technology Satellite-3 will showcase advanced capabilities that could improve future GPS satellites or inform a new program to augment today’s constellation.

The launch of Recurve reveals the latest technological advancements in radio frequencies and information transmission in the increasingly contested environment of space.

The Space Force hasn’t finalized its plans for Phase 3 of its National Security Space Launch program, but its new acquisition executive said this week it is considering the possibility of including more launch vehicle classes as part of the contract.