By Walter Pincus, Published by The Cipher Brief, 14 September 2021 Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist at The Cipher Brief. Pincus spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on topics from nuclear weapons to politics. He is the author of Blown
By Catlin M. Kenney, Published by Defense One, 26 August 2021 “Everything is classified” when it comes to space, one admiral complained. U.S. Navy ships will get new space capabilities in future upgrades as the service looks to increase its contribution to the military’s space efforts, Navy officials said Thursday.
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By Karl Grossman, Published by CovertAction Magazine 25 August 2021 Imagine this scenario from the year 2045: The U.S. and China, after years of belligerence, go to war over control of the Taiwan straits; most of the battles are fought through cyber-attacks and space-based weapons systems that had been perfected
By Tara Copp, Published by Defense One, 25 August 2021 Need to track, detect objects driving need for new space domain awareness investment. U.S. Space Command is tracking almost 35,000 objects in low Earth orbit, a 22 percent increase from just two years ago, Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, the head
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 20 August 2021 The push to declassify an existing space weapon is being spearheaded by Gen. John Hyten, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. WASHINGTON: For months, top officials at the Defense Department have been working toward declassifying the existence
From: Ministry of Defence and Jeremy Quin MP, Published by UK Government, 30 July 2021 Space Command will protect UK interests and capabilities in Space A special ceremony held at Space Command Headquarters, RAF High Wycombe yesterday marked the official opening of UK Space Command, with the first ‘Space Operator’
By Ed Adamczyk, Published by Defense News, 30 July 2021 July 30 (UPI) -- Britain established its Space Command on Friday in a ceremonial opening, with responsibilities split between three specific groups to form a joint space command, Britain's Ministry of Defense announced on Friday. The British military budget includes
By Vivienne Machi, Published by Defense News, 14 July 2021 STUTTGART, Germany — The German military has announced the creation of a separate command dedicated to space, becoming the latest of a handful of nations prioritizing more resources and missions among the stars. The Ministry of Defence introduced the new
