WASHINGTON ― Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman has taken to his bully pulpit to urge incremental development of new Space Force kit, calling on acquisition program offices to focus first on speedy delivery of “minimum viable capabilities.” While technically he hasn’t the power of the purse ― acquisition authority flows through the civilian…
Launch may capture headlines, but in today’s space domain, it’s what rides those rockets that matters most. Satellites are increasingly central to US military planning, powering communications, enabling missile warning and tracking, and supporting a more distributed, resilient force. This new eBook from Breaking Defense brings together reporting from Theresa Hitchens on the programs, technologies…
WASHINGTON — The Space Force has quietly tapped a dozen companies to bring to fruition a key element of President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense shield: space-based interceptors (SBIs), which the service expects should be ready for demonstration in as little as two years. In a press release today, the Space Force revealed that…
FT. STORY, Va. — The Pentagon’s Golden Dome project is slated to cost upwards of $185 billion, with $17 billion alone planned for fiscal year 2027. And with all that money comes attention — and a mandate to sell the ambitious idea to the taxpaying public, the program’s head acknowledged today. “We need to show…
