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Space-Based Warfare: America’s Dominance Challenged

Directed-energy weapon. [Source: exonews.org] By Brian Berletic, Published by New Eastern Outlook, 12 July 2024 The Battlefield Above The United States had throughout the Cold War and within the first decade of the 21st century established dominance in terms of space-based military capabilities, including satellite navigation through its Global Positioning

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US Space Force conducts ‘simulated on-orbit combat’ training

The official emblem of Space Force's Space Training and Readiness Command, or STARCOM. (Image credit: U.S. Space Force) By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 24 August 2023 The exercise brought together Space Force members with counterparts in the U.S. Army and Air Force. The U.S. Space Force just completed a major

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Space Force to seek industry help to test tech, train guardians

by Courtney Albon, Published by C4ISRNET, 10 May 2023 WASHINGTON — The head of the Space Force’s test and training enterprise said the service needs help from industry as it modernizes systems and virtual environments it uses to train guardians and test capabilities in space. Maj. Gen. Shawn Bratton, head

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Conquering the Emptiness: A New Stage in the Militarization of Outer Space

ByAlexander Yermakov, Published in Modern Diplomacy, 15 February, 2021 In recent years, we have seen a spike in interest in space exploration: revolutionary developments in the space launch services market; new satellite services for various purposes; the introduction the first new manned spacecraft in some time; and the ambitious U.S.

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