Trump taps new Air Force, Space Force No. 2s
Pending Senate confirmation, Gen. Thomas Bussiere would become the Air Force’s next vice chief of staff, while Lt. Gen. Shawn Bratton has been nominated to fill the Space Force’s vice role.
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Resolute Space exercise focuses Guardians on countering ‘realistic’ threats to satellites
“If the space domain feels pain, the rest of the Joint Force will likely feel that pain as well,” said Lt. Col. Shawn Green, commander of the Space Force’s 527 Space Aggressor Squadron.
Sens. Fischer, Rounds: Setting the record straight on how we protected defense spectrum in the 5G era
In this exclusive op-ed, Republican senators Deb Fischer and Mike Rounds lay out the new rules that will, they say, protect Pentagon spectrum needs for the next decade.
From fighter jets to space systems: Military sends lawmakers over $20B-worth of unfunded priorities
Breaking Defense has obtained a series of the Pentagon’s Unfunded Priority Lists, non-public documents that outline what the services and COCOMS would do with extra money.
Air Force, Space Force seek $16B extra for FY26 ‘unfunded priorities’
The services’ unfunded requests, obtained by Breaking Defense, reflect sharp increases compared to last year.
Industry lobbies to protect Commerce space office at risk of cuts
The Trump administration’s budget would dramatically shrink the Office of Space Commerce and cancel an effort to transition responsibilities for keeping tabs on civil satellites from the Pentagon to the Commerce Department.
Chinese sats appear to be attempting first-ever on-orbit refueling, sat tracking firms say
“While this type of close approach activity does not automatically signify a military mission, it obviously could provide a co-orbital counterspace capability,” expert Victoria Samson told Breaking Defense.
Space Force is contracting with SpaceX for new, secretive MILNET SATCOM network
The MILNET contract with SpaceX is being paid for by the Space Force but managed by the National Reconnaissance Office, sources said.
Commercial ISR satellite operators petition Congress to reverse NRO cuts
The June 16 letter asserts that the cuts will undercut the Pentagon’s Golden Dome plan to create an air and missile defense shield over the US homeland.
Senate Republicans ‘very close’ to deal to protect key DoD spectrum in reconciliation language
Democrat Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington, where Boeing is headquartered, continues to raise concerns about potential interference with civil and military aviation.