WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Dec. 19 voted to confirm eleven senior officers to become four-star generals and admirals, including two Space Force leaders, Gen. Michael Guetlein and Gen. Stephen Whiting. The Senate vote came as the chamber delayed the holiday recess to work on a number of issues. […]
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded Millennium Space Systems contracts worth $509.5 million for the first six satellites of a medium Earth orbit constellation to detect and track ballistic and hypersonic missiles. The selection of Millennium Space as a satellite supplier for the Space Force’s medium Earth orbit (MEO) […]
China successfully launched its top secret, unmanned spacecraft Thursday evening, which the US Space Force chief said was ‘no coincidence.’ The US had planned to launch its ‘spy’ plan on Wednesday, but the mission was grounded due to technical issues. ‘It’s probably no coincidence that they’re trying to match us in […]
The United States is set to enter 2024 with its smallest military in more than eight decades and faces one of its ‘greatest challenges’ as it tries to boost recruiting from Gen Z, Pentagon officials said. Under the $886 billion annual defense bill passed by Congress this week total active-duty […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — The U.S. military has long relied on large, expensive satellites parked in fixed orbits above the Earth. Some U.S. Space Force leaders believe it’s time to change that model in favor of more mobile and renewable satellites that can maneuver to avoid attack. “We’ve got to be […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Space Force on Dec. 12 kicked off its first national conference focused on professional development, bringing together service members, known as guardians, from across the nascent military branch. The “Spacepower” conference — with about 2,000 people in attendance from the U.S. Space Force, allies and private […]
As the U.S. Space Force turns four this month, a pair of retired military leaders outline the Space Force’s critical need for resources to counter evolving threats and maintain the United State’s security interests in an increasingly competitive space environment. Space is critical to everything we do. The United States […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — The U.S. Space Force on Dec. 12 unveiled an overhaul of its command structure that consolidates two large organizations under a three-star general. The name of the new organization, U.S. Space Forces-Space, is a bit of a mouthful, intended to capture the unit’s strong focus on meeting […]