A mysterious tweet from the US Strategic Command that sent internet sleuths into a frenzy over the weekend was actually the work of a precocious tot who was left unattended with a laptop. The garbled post appeared Sunday on the agency’s official US Stratcom Twitter account and quickly went viral […]
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Senate leaders on Tuesday exposed brand-new board projects based upon a power-sharing contract for an equally split 50-50Senate WASHINGTON–Sen Angus King (I-Maine) was called chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee on tactical pressures, SASCChairman Sen Jack Reed (D-R.I.) as well asRanking Member Sen Jim Inhofe (R-Okla) revealedFeb 16. […]
The Biden administration’s national security space policy is not expected to depart significantly from the previous administration’s guidelines. WASHINGTON — It’s now been confirmed that the Biden administration is fully behind the U.S. Space Force. And Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin noted in congressional testimony that he views space as a […]
SpaceX is expected to join Space Command’s ‘commercial integration cell’ in the near future. WASHINGTON — To get intelligence about what is happening in orbit, U.S. Space Command works with a close-knit group of allies and private companies. The command is now looking to expand its network of data-sharing partners […]
Gen. James Dickinson released a “commander’s strategic vision” document that lays out broad goals for Space Command. WASHINGTON — The commander of U.S. Space Command warns in a new document that keeping satellites safe from hostile attack will require a coordinated response involving all elements of the U.S. military and […]
Gen. John Hyten said space is “is critical to everything we do” and the Space Force plays an important role protecting U.S. assets WASHINGTON — What does a change in administration mean for the U.S. Space Force? “I get that question a lot,” Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman of the […]
When he is sworn in Wednesday, President-elect Joe Biden will get the nuclear “football” — an oddly shaped 45-pound briefcase that is always at the president’s side to command and control the country’s massive nuclear arsenal. A military aide carrying the “football” remains physically close to the president, ready to […]
Military experts call hypersonic warheads the next big thing in intercontinental warfare. They see the emerging arms, which can deliver nuclear or conventional munitions, as zipping along at up to five miles a second while zigzagging through the atmosphere to outwit early-warning satellites and interceptors. The superfast weapons, experts say, […]