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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.
The services’ unfunded requests, obtained by Breaking Defense, reflect sharp increases compared to last year.
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.
“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.
The MILNET contract with SpaceX is being paid for by the Space Force but managed by the National Reconnaissance Office, sources said.
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.
Democrat Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington, where Boeing is headquartered, continues to raise concerns about potential interference with civil and military aviation.
A key problem identified by the HAC is the fact that the military services do not allow program officers responsible for acquisition oversight to remain in their posts long enough to gain the necessary expertise.
Program officials overseeing the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) effort told GAO investigators that the delay was caused not only by developmental problems, but also the Space Force’s launch backlog.
Pentagon budget request documents obtained by Breaking Defense show continued R&D investment, but procurement dollars appear to dry up.