As space becomes more crowded, Space Force turns to AI

By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 27 February 2025 The newest service wants to understand where automation can augment—or even replace—humans in monitoring space for threats. The Space Force will need to use AI in new ways to identify and track objects in space—also called “space domain awareness”—as space

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Wargaming the Unknown: The Space Force’s challenge in preparing for a war no one has fought

By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 25 February 2025 WASHINGTON — Military planners have centuries of battlefield history to draw from when wargaming conflicts on land, at sea, and in the air. But in space — where no war has ever been waged — there is no historical precedent

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U.S. military space tracking systems strain under new threats

Illustration of the growing crowd and debris problem in GEO, which may be addressed by fast-responding traffic coordination AI. Credit: ESA/ID&Sense/ONiRiXEL; CC BY-SA 3.0 By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 11 February 2025 The challenge is particularly acute in geosynchronous orbit (GEO) where many military communications and early warning

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US ‘risks electronic warfare’ with China after unveiling anti-satellite jammer network

The Space Force's Remote Modular Terminal is designed to jam enemy satellite signals and prevent them from targeting U.S. and allied assets. (Isaac Blancas/US Space Force) Posted by Defense News, 11 January 2025 The United States Space Force has unveiled a bold new initiative to counter China's satellite surveillance capabilities

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