With funding flush, Space Force hopes to speed satellites to track aircraft, missiles

An illustration of the Golden Dome. Credit: Arcfield By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 26 February 2026 Gen. Chance Saltzman, Space Force chief, said the work already done to design a satellite system for tracking ground targets should also help speed AMTI capabilities to orbit. WASHINGTON — The Space

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Orbital Warfare Unit Gets Live Satellite to Practice Maneuvers

By Courtney Albon, Published by Air & Space Forces, 26 February 2026 Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites are a space-based capability operating in the near-geosynchronous orbit regime supporting U.S. Space Command space surveillance operations as a dedicated Space Surveillance Network (SSN) sensor. AURORA, Colo.—Guardians in the Space Force’s

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U.S. military operators review sensor data at the Combined Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Credit: U.S. Air Force

Space Force’s role in Iran, Venezuela raids fueling push for more resources

U.S. military operators review sensor data at the Combined Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Space Delta 5 supports and presents combat-ready forces to command and control the Combined Space Operations Center, which closes blue kill chains by delivering space-enabled effects—including GPS, missile warning and electromagnetic interference

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USSF Wants to Get Battle Management Tools from Lab to Operations Faster

Crews of the National Space Defense Center at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo. provide threat-focused space domain awareness across the national security space enterprise. (U.S. Space Force photo by Kathryn Damon) By Courtney Albon, Publsihed by Air & Space Forces, 19 February 2026 The Space Force team responsible for developing

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Space Force Surveys Industry For Refueling Tech

An artist illustration depicts an Orbit Fab on-orbit fuel shuttle, center, as it leaves its fuel station, left, and prepares to dock and refuel a satellite outfitted with the company's Rapidly Attachable Fluid Transfer Interface (RAFTI) to significantly extend satellite mission life and return on investment versus expensive, inefficient one-and-done

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U.S. racing to build space weapons to counter anti-satellite power of China and Russia

(Image: U.S. Space Force) By Bill Gertz, Published by The Washington Times, 11 February 2026 Space-based missiles, killer robots part of U.S. effort to obtain orbital dominance The U.S. Space Force is accelerating the deployment of counterspace weapons under a new Trump administration policy aimed at reasserting and ensuring American dominance over China and Russia in

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