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Space Force missile warning competition robust despite RTX exit
Col. Rob Davis, who oversees space sensing programs, said, "There’s no shortage of competition in the market."
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Europe
Sweden angles to fill a void in NATO’s space plans
The Swedish government has adopted the country’s first-ever defense and security space strategy, which seeks to make Stockholm a space hub for allies.
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Defense Innovation Unit awards funding for sea-based launch pad
The award is part of a DIU effort to prototype commercial solutions that support responsive and precise space launch capabilities.
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National Reconnaissance Office launches proliferated constellation
The launch is the first of six planned for this year and is part of a broader NRO effort to extend its satellite architecture across multiple orbits.
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Space Force to hold annual Tactically Responsive Space demos
The Space Force aims to have an operational capability by 2026, but will maintain an annual demonstration cadence, according to Lt. Gen. Phillip Garrant.
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Opinion
Unleash the Space Force
Numbers outlining China's military space prowess are understandably alarming, but they don’t tell the whole story, Todd Harrison argues in an op-ed.
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Space Force to demonstrate satellite maneuvering in 2026 mission
Space Systems Command and SpaceWERX awarded Washington-based Starfish Space $37.5 million to build and operate a satellite for the mission.
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Space Force should consider alternative launch sites, lawmakers say
The House Armed Services Committee's fiscal 2025 defense policy bill highlights capacity concerns at DOD's Eastern and Western launch ranges.
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Capella Space automates vessel classification in satellite imagery
“There might be a lot of different locations you’d be monitoring that you’re not really interested in — until a warship shows up.”
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Stingy intel-sharing a ‘recipe for losing,’ Space Force’s Miller says
"The United States does not go into conflict alone," Lt. Gen. David Miller said at the GEOINT conference. "Check your history. It does not happen."
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National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency creating space intel hub
While the Joint Mission Management Center is still in the concept phase, NGA is working quickly to get it up and running.
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