The US Space Force

[Forest Green]

They'll probably call them the DOGE Force or something.

(Department of Global Executions)

 

[jsport]

The secret to delivering Trump’s Iron Dome program - Breaking Defense

Charles Beames lays out how the Iron Dome for America project needs to be structured in order for it to be successful.

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[jsport]

Saltzman bars Space Force staff from Mitchell Institute events - Breaking Defense

The order follows a Mitchell report criticizing Saltzman's overarching theory of space power, dubbed "Competitive Endurance," as too focused on defensive operations rather than offensive actions.

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DoD needs to clarify Space Force roles and missions: Mitchell workshop - Breaking Defense

The new report cautions the Space Force against an "over reliance" on commercial capabilities and worries that Space Force is not concentrating enough on the need to win future space conflicts not simply "endure" attacks.

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[jsport]

Space Force taps Firefly to launch mysterious Victus Sol 'responsive space' mission - Breaking Defense

A spokesperson for Space System Command's Space Safari office told Breaking Defense that the Victus Sol launch date, payload type, capability requirements and mission objective "will not be disclosed at this time in accordance with mission requirements."

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[Forest Green]

Defence Trailblazer backs space intelligence project to enhance orbital security

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2025 - A new collaborative initiative, spearheaded by Space Machines Company and backed by funding from Defence Trailblazer's Accelerating Sovereign Industrial Capabilities (ASIC) program, is set to develo

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Senior Space Force official downplays effects of Trump administration shakeups | InsideDefense.com

The order for military departments to suggest 8% cuts within their budgets and the potential firing of thousands of Defense Department civilians is not that different from previous administration transitions, a senior Space Force official said Monday.

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[dark sidius]

Space Force team mapping service's contributions to Iron Dome missile shield - Breaking Defense

"We are leaning forward establishing this technical IPT to try to pull together all of the systems and start thinking about it from an overarching perspective," Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said.

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[Forest Green]

Rocket Lab Advances to Production Phase for Space Force's VICTUS HAZE Mission

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2025 - Rocket Lab National Security LLC, a subsidiary of Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) and a leader in space systems and launch services, has successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) f

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[Forest Green]

Space Ops: Battle Brewing For Scarce Mid-Band Spectrum | Aviation Week Network

In recent hearings in the House and Senate, lawmakers aimed to bring a fresh focus to the longtime debate.

aviationweek.com

 

[Forest Green]

USSF Paused AI Adoption in '23; Now It's Looking to Automate Ops

The Space Force has gone from telling Guardians to stop using AI tools a year ago to experimenting with different uses.

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Firings sap NOAA office responsible for licensing remote sensing satellite firms - Breaking Defense

License holders are receiving emails saying that all correspondence with the Commercial Remote Sensing for Regulatory Affairs is now being routed to the NOAA Office of General Counsel as no "senior personnel remain in the office," according to communications reviewed by Breaking Defense.

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AST SpaceMobile Secures $43 Million Agreement to Support U.S. Space Development Agency

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 01, 2025 - AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (AST SpaceMobile) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company pioneering the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile devices, has announc

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[Grey Havoc]

SDA should re-evaluate launch plans as key tech lags, watchdog says

A watchdog argued the Space Development Agency's focus on rapid development is creating blind spots when it comes to validating key capabilities.

www.defensenews.com

 

[Forest Green]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1897063481393762378

View: https://x.com/usairforce/status/1897063481393762378

 

[Forest Green]

Secret Space Force payloads monitor China's satellite surveillance network, official says - Breaking Defense

Kelly Hammett, director of the Space Rapid Capabilities Office, said his organization risks being “inordinately impacted" by workforce reductions underway with the Trump administration.

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Space Force looks to trade legacy systems for new 'protect and defend' capabilities | InsideDefense.com

The Space Force vice chief said Wednesday that the service is reviewing opportunities to divest legacy systems amid a Pentagon-wide effort to reallocate 8% of the fiscal year 2026 budget, though new investments are being eyed for the "protect and defend" mission.

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How USAF and USSF’s Force Generation Models Overlap

The Air Force and Space Force’s models for force generation aren’t all that dissimilar in their focus on readiness and teamwork, leaders said.

www.airandspaceforces.com

 

[Forest Green]

Space Force Tested Payloads to Let Satellites Know When China Is Watching

The Space Force launched prototype payloads on a satellite two years ago to help operators know when the spacecraft is being tracked by China.

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WATCH: Going Deeper on the Significance of Space Warfighting

Retired Space Force Col. Jennifer Reeves breaks down how space warfighting emerged as a major theme of the 2025 AFA Warfare Symposium.

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[Forest Green]

Space Force Chief “Enamored By Systems That Deny, Disrupt, And Degrade” Satellites

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman alluded to the kinds of counter-space capabilities that the U.S. Space Force is now prioritizing. Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman alluded to the kinds of counter-space capabilities that the U.S. Space Force is now prioritizing.

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[jsport]

Space Force: Vive la difference, advises a new AEI policy paper - Breaking Defense

The AEI paper, authored by Senior Fellow Todd Harrison, recommends ditching the standup of Space Futures Command and creating a new organizational structure that combines acquisition and operational functions around mission areas.

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[Forest Green]

Space Force Component Bosses: More Guardians Needed | Air & Space Forces Magazine

Space Force components under combatant commands are too small to engage with other services in their theaters, leaders said.

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Watch, Read: CSO on the Need for Space Superiority, Control

Watch the video or read the transcript from Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations at the 2025 AFA Warfare Symposium.

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Ursa Major to Provide Advanced Chemical Propulsion for Tactical Satellite Bus Systems

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 - Ursa Major has secured a multi-year contract valued between $10 million and $15 million to deliver fully integrated geostationary orbit (GEO) propulsion systems for a customer engaged in critical sp

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[Forest Green]

5 Chinese satellites practiced 'dogfighting' in space, Space Force says - Breaking Defense

Space Force leaders are sharpening their rhetorical swords regarding the service's need to build space warfighting chops.

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China Practicing ‘Dogfighting in Space,’ US Space Force Says

China has been using experimental satellites to practice “dogfighting” in space, the Space Force officials said on March 18.

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China demonstrated ‘satellite dogfighting,’ Space Force general says

A Space Force spokesperson said the demonstration occurred in 2024 and involved five Chinese satellites.

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[Forest Green]

Space Force Will Add 100-Plus Satellites in 2025 to Boost Resilient Networks

Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Gagnon, the Space Force intelligence chief, highlighted the importance of cyber and EMS superiority in modern warfare.

www.airandspaceforces.com

 

[VishnuOsiris]

Space Ops: Battle Brewing For Scarce Mid-Band Spectrum | Aviation Week Network

In recent hearings in the House and Senate, lawmakers aimed to bring a fresh focus to the longtime debate.

aviationweek.com

Proponents of spectrum reallocation claim that the U.S. could recoup as much as $100 billion from new auctions, and help its commercial sector build advanced networks to compete globally with Beijing’s Huawei.

But the Pentagon is pushing back. Department of Defense officials have said for years that the DOD requires full use of the spectrum to properly conduct operations.

 

[VishnuOsiris]

Space Force Will Add 100-Plus Satellites in 2025 to Boost Resilient Networks

Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Gagnon, the Space Force intelligence chief, highlighted the importance of cyber and EMS superiority in modern warfare.

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The rapid expansion in 2025 is set to include more SDA satellites, as well as GPS satellites, Next-Gen OPIR missile warning satellites, Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft, and more.

The massive increase is needed to create resilient networks, Gagnon said—something the Space Force wants to deter kinetic attacks but also cyber and electronic ones too. Space and cyber dominance often go hand-in-hand, he said. citing the example of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Are things suddenly cooking on all cylinders, or is it just the news cycle? Where is all the money coming from? (largely rhetorical)

 

[Forest Green]

EXCLUSIVE: First Space Force civil reserve 'pilot' contracts go to 4 space watch firms - Breaking Defense

The Space Force is "still working through some issues or obstacles or challenges with industry," including clauses that would allow the Pentagon to direct a CASR participant to deny service to other customers, and when military users would get "priority of service," Col. Richard Kniseley told...

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Are things suddenly cooking on all cylinders, or is it just the news cycle? Where is all the money coming from? (largely rhetorical)

I think what we're seeing is infratsructure being put in place for a space-based boost-phase intercept system.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Saltzman: Space Force in 'pretty good spot' regarding DoD funding shift - Breaking Defense

The chief of space operations said the Space Force is examining how to best invest in six categories of counter-space weapons, because China is doing the same.

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[Forest Green]

New 'Space Warfighting Framework' coming to codify Space Force concepts, terms - Breaking Defense

The interview signalled a rapprochement between Saltzman and the institute, following his Feb. 20 ban on engagement with Mitchell by Space Force personnel.

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[VishnuOsiris]

New 'Space Warfighting Framework' coming to codify Space Force concepts, terms - Breaking Defense

The interview signalled a rapprochement between Saltzman and the institute, following his Feb. 20 ban on engagement with Mitchell by Space Force personnel.

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“Here’s the terms we can talk about. Here’s what orbital warfare means. Here’s how we use electronic warfare. Here’s how we would use cyber warfare in pursuit of space superiority, protect what we have and deny an adversary.”

The framework also will help establish “basic categories of targets,” such as adversary ground facilities and networks, “link structures,” and “on orbit-capabilities,” he said.

[...]

“Space Control encapsulates all the activities required to contest and control the domain. These activities range from reversible to non-reversible effects, scaling from interference to degradation to destruction via kinetic and non-kinetic means. In practice, we refer to such activities as counterspace operations, which we conduct across the orbital, link, and terrestrial segments of our architecture. Space Control capabilities can be active like an escort satellite or passive like an indications and warning sensor, but they all contribute to a collective space warfighting framework,” it says.

 

[bobbymike]

Firm wins Space Force funding to provide an “aircraft carrier” in orbit

Taking tactically responsive space to the next level. Literally.

arstechnica.com

 

[Josh_TN]

Firm wins Space Force funding to provide an “aircraft carrier” in orbit

Taking tactically responsive space to the next level. Literally.

arstechnica.com

I’m curious what booster they would be using? I would think some cooperation with a launch company would be a prerequisite for such a cv large payload.

 

[Forest Green]

Air Force weighs plan to cancel SDA's next set of data relay sats in favor of SpaceX: Sources - Breaking Defense

The shift was recommended by the Space Force in order to protect the service's high-priority efforts, sources told Breaking Defense.

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New SECAF Nominee Wants to Invest in Space Control

Troy Meink, nominee to be Secretary of the Air Force, agrees with the Space Force’s push for space control and space superiority.

www.airandspaceforces.com

 

[Josh_TN]

I am not a fan of moving the PWSA r to SpaceX. The entire goal of SDA is to grow the industry, and centering on SpaceX has the opposite effect. Plus starshield is already the contractor on the NRO’s constellation.

 

[zjz]

Space Ops: The U.S. Space Force’s View On Dynamic Space Operations | Aviation Week Network

The concept of dynamic space operations has taken on an urgency at U.S. Space Command and within the broader U.S. Space Force.

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[Forest Green]

Skyloom completes OCT hardware deliveries for SDA York mission

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025 - Skyloom Global Corp. has finalized the production and shipment of 42 flight-grade optical communication terminals (OCTs) to York Space Systems, marking a critical contribution to the Space Developme

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HawkEye 360 partners with US Space Force to support real-time space threat tracking

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2025 - HawkEye 360, a leading provider of radio frequency (RF) intelligence and analysis, has officially joined the U.S. Space Force's Space (S4S) Commercial Integration Cell (CIC), marking a key step in a

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[Grey Havoc]

Space Force adds Rocket Lab, Stoke Space to launch vendor pool

The two companies will join three others selected last summer, including SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin.

www.defensenews.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

Space Force picks Northrop for ‘Elixir’ satellite refueling demo

The mission is a follow-on to a Space Systems Command contract Northrop received last year to develop a tanker satellite called GAS-T.

www.defensenews.com

 

[Forest Green]

New AI-Powered Tool Will Track Objects in Orbit as They Maneuver

AFWERX, the Air Force technology incubator, is funding the development of an AI-powered tool to identify and track objects in low-Earth orbit.

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[Hanse]

Space Force adds Rocket Lab, Stoke Space to launch vendor pool

The two companies will join three others selected last summer, including SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin.

www.defensenews.com

I wonder why Stokes but not Relativity or Firefly.

 

[Dilandu]

wonder why Stokes but not Relativity or Firefly.

Their design is the most promising.

 

[Dilandu]

I wonder why Stokes but not Relativity or Firefly.

Essentially, USSF chose one company, thats already launching & highy reliable (Rocket Lab) and the one, which original design promised the most advantages (Stokes Space). If anything, the USSF approach is highly reasonable. They are supporting the company that could be the most beneficial, while also having a reliable backup

 

[Forest Green]

Space Force Focused on the Ground for Anti-Satellite Weapons

The Space Force is focused more on ground-based anti-satellite weapons, while China is investing across the board, Gen. Chance Saltzman said.

www.airandspaceforces.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

Space Force's Saltzman: US national security space policy 'lagging' needs - Breaking Defense

"[W]e restrain ourselves from doing what is needful to avoid creating improper perceptions of 'weaponizing space.' In reality, space has been weaponized for at least two decades, and our slowness to absorb that reality has held back our progress," Space Force chief Gen. Chance Saltzman said today.

breakingdefense.com

 

[Forest Green]

Space Force issues $13.5 billion in contracts to 3 launch firms

The awards are part of the service’s National Security Space Launch program, which it uses to acquire nearly all military space launches.

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Space Force Awards Up to $13.7 Billion in Launch Contracts

The Space Force awarded three contracts for rocket launch worth up to a combined $13.68 billion to SpaceX, ULA, and Blue Origin.

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Space Force eyes late May launch of next GPS III satellite

The service plans to have the satellite ready for launch in three months — a process that typically takes up to two years.

www.defensenews.com

 

[jsport]

EXCLUSIVE: NRO, Space Force in 'final stages' of commercial ISR arrangement - Breaking Defense

A similar agreement is in an early stage with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the head of the Space Force's Commercial Space Office told Breaking Defense.

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