EXCLUSIVE: Sentinel ICBM to clear key milestone this year, go operational ‘early 2030s’
“We certainly have not lowered the bar, and we certainly have not taken on any risk by doing this,” Air Force Gen. Dale White told Breaking Defense.
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Project Hecate: The Space Force’s quiet effort to keep GPS survivable after 2040
Meanwhile, the Space Warfighting Analysis Center is pushing the use of signals from communications satellites in low Earth orbit as a near-term alternative to GPS.
HEO, SatVu, Sierra Nevada nab first of NRO’s new commercial imagery contracts
“Budget permitting, NRO anticipates issuing additional awards later this year to expand these multi-phenomenology capabilities,” the spy-sat agency said in a press release today.
New UN forum seeks busting space traffic cooperation barriers
US officials say they hope the talks spur greater transparency from China in particular about satellite operations.
Space Force buys second Otter spacecraft to power satellites on orbit
The Otter’s power can keep a satellite fixed at one point on orbit or scoot it elsewhere, offering operators more flexibility.
To overcome Golden Dome ‘affordability’ hurdle, DoD needs acquisition reform, AI: Official
Marcia Holmes, DoD deputy director for Golden Dome, said AI and autonomy will “change how we deploy and use our weapons.”
SpaceX unveils ‘Stargaze’ space tracking system
Stargaze, which will publish space monitoring data free of charge, uses startrackers carried on all Starlink satellites to calculate possible collisions in low Earth orbit, according to SpaceX.
Space Force plans to create contractor pool for ‘physical/live’ training needs in summer
Space Force leaders consider orbital warfare training with live satellites a vital piece of the service’s nascent Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI).
SDA must be ‘more realistic’ about real risks in pricey satellite Tracking Layer effort: GAO
WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency’s (SDA) program to develop a Tracking Layer constellation of missile warning/tracking satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) is in danger of failing to meet both its own goals and the needs of operators, acc…
SPACECOM chief cites Army, Marines as models for expanding on-orbit warfighting exercises
Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of US Space Command, today revealed his “Apollo Maneuvers” exercise concept involving satellite movements, responsive launch and “spectrum maneuvering.”