By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 5 April 2023 Digital Bloodhound will develop tools such as the Manticore software suite that identifies cyber vulnerabilities, and the Kraken software that throws up real-time defenses against ongoing attacks. WASHINGTON — The Space Force’s primary acquisition command today is wrapping up industry
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking defense, 3 April 2023 The Resilient Missile Warning/Missile Tracking - MEO constellation will be incrementally developed in two- to three-year cycles by Space Systems Command. WASHINGTON — With a prospective budget boost in fiscal 2024 as a tailwind, the Space Force is speeding towards
By Stephen Clark, Published by Spaceflight Now, 2 April 2023 The first 10 spacecraft for a planned U.S. military mega-constellation launched from California Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, setting in place the keystone for a multibillion-dollar network of hundreds of small satellites to improve defenses against hypersonic missiles
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 29 March 2023 The 10 satellites, which will be lofted on a reusable SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg SFB to low Earth orbit (LEO), are the first batch of the Tranche 0 constellation, building blocks of America's resilient space strategy. Editor’s Note 4/03/2023
A key aim of the U.S. Space Force, created in 2019, is to plan, equip and defend U.S. interests in space.PHOTO: ETIENNE LAURENT/SHUTTERSTOCK By Doug Cameron, Published by The Wall Street Journal, 28 March 2023 White House’s spending request includes plans for simulators, equipment to train Space Force members for battle
By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 24 March 2023 WASHINGTON — A U.S. Air Force office focused on making sure aircraft and weapon systems are hardened against cyber intrusions wants to expand its reach within the Space Force. The Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapon Systems, also known as CROWS,
By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 22 March 2023 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force said it needs nearly $16 billion over five years to keep building a new class of satellites that can track missiles moving at hypersonic speeds, more than twice the previous forecast. When service leaders
Published by BBC News, 22 March 2023 A deep space radar site to track active satellites 22,000 miles above the Earth could be built in Pembrokeshire. The proposal is part of the United States Space Force (USSF)-led plans to develop a worldwide network of sensors. A scoping opinion was submitted
