Senate confirms trio of nominees for Navy, Space Force, SOCOM
Navy gets submariner Adm. Daryl Caudle for CNO, Space Force gets Lt. Gen. Shawn Bratton for vice chief of space ops and SOCOM gets JSOC’s current head, Vice Adm. Frank Bradley.
Space Force
Draft Trump EO would loosen commercial space regs, citing national security links
The draft EO would eliminate, waive and/or loosen federal environmental protection reviews required for launch licenses, including for those from Space Force ranges.
Here’s the role that space-based interceptors will play in Golden Dome
[Sponsored] A key advantage of SBIs is they can defeat missile threats earlier in their trajectory.
Space Force makes 5 awards for jam-resistant SATCOM
The Protected Tactical Satellite Communications-Global awards are representative of a wider shift in Space Force acquisition strategy aimed at using commercial tech to speed new capabilities to the field.
Next X-37B mission to carry quantum sensor, laser link experiments
Quantum sensors hold promise to serve as the core for new systems for positioning, timing and navigation (PNT) that could provide an alternative, or even replace, today’s Global Positioning System satellites.
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Next X-37B mission to carry quantum sensor, laser link experiments
Quantum sensors hold promise to serve as the core for new systems for positioning, timing and navigation (PNT) that could provide an alternative, or even replace, today’s Global Positioning System satellites.
Golden Dome: A Multi-Billion Dollar Space Gamble
OPINION — “I think the real technical challenge [for the Golden Dome space-based missile defense system] will be building of the space-based interceptor. That technology exists, I believe. I believe we have proven every element of the physics [to the …
Appropriators restore funding for Commerce’s TraCSS spacewatch effort
After a drastic reduction proposed by the White House, the Senate Appropriations Committee would fund the Office of Space Commerce at $60 million in FY26 to continue with TraCSS.
Senate confirms Lohmeier as Air Force No. 2 civilian
Matthew Lohmeier will now join Secretary Troy Meink as the top two civilians at the Department of the Air Force.
Space Force creates new ‘System Deltas’ to guide missile warning, space-based targeting efforts
The move is part of a long-running effort by Space Systems Command to reorganize acquisition programs along mission area lines, syncing up with the structure of the service’s main operational arm, Space Operations Command.