space command

SPACECOM chief doubles down on need for on-orbit mobility

The Space Force, however, has been lukewarm on funding support for what it calls "Space Access, Mobility and Logistics."

US Space Command’s Gen. Whiting talks Golden Dome, EW and China’s space-based kill chain

One area where China has "moved breathtakingly fast is the fielding of a suite of counter space weapons," Gen. Stephen Whiting told Breaking Defense in his only press interview on a trip through Australia.

Chinese sats appear to be attempting first-ever on-orbit refueling, sat tracking firms say

"While this type of close approach activity does not automatically signify a military mission, it obviously could provide a co-orbital counterspace capability," expert Victoria Samson told Breaking Defense.

Republicans Crank, Strong create House Golden Dome caucus

Crank said that while he hopes the caucus eventually will be bipartisan, at the moment he and Strong are the only members. 

Russia’s new Cosmos satellite orbiting near US sat, piques ASAT fears

Based on its orbital pattern, independent astronomer Marco Langbroek said he suspected the new satellite is joining other Russian "sleeping interceptors."

EXCLUSIVE: US loosens some rules for offensive counterspace ops, wargaming

Some decision-making authorities, previously closely held by the president or secretary of defense, have been delegated to US SPACECOM, according to sources, but military space leaders want more freedom to act.

Army to stand up new space career field for enlisted personnel in October 2026

Gainey noted that the MOS 40D mission area will include operating the service's expanding ground-based electronic warfare arsenal for disrupting adversary space and counterspace systems.

Latest DoD IG report clears a hurdle for SPACECOM move to Alabama

Following the release of the report today, Alabama politicians began touting the new OIG report as justifying a Trump move to reverse Biden's basing decision. 

Time for Space Force to ‘clearly say’ it needs ‘weapons in space’: SPACECOM head

"The US and France recently conducted our first ever bilateral rendezvous and proximity operation to demonstrate combined capabilities in space in the vicinity of a strategic competitor spacecraft," SPACECOM head Gen. Stephen Whiting said today.

Space Force zeroed out funding for in-space mobility in FY26 budget request: Sources

On the eve of the third annual Space Mobility Conference here, supporters of Defense Department investment in technologies to enable what SPACECOM calls "dynamic space operations" are facing a recent cooling of near-term interest from senior Space Force officials.

Space Force gets loud and proud about warfighting role: 2024 in review

"You are warfighters, whether you carry a gun or not," Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman told Guardians on Dec. 10. "You are trained and expected to carry out offensive and defensive actions against military forces of other countries."

SPACECOM and Space Force working to define ‘triggers’ for commercial reserve call up

US Space Command recently updated its commercial integration strategy, that includes advocating for the Space Force to buy technologies deemed useful for operators, said Gen. Stephen Whiting, SPACECOM commander.

Commerce taps Slingshot to create space tracking user website

Once up and running, the new TraCSS.gov site will allow commercial and foreign operators to migrate from DoD's Space-track.org website for accessing data on space object whereabouts.

Anduril could receive up to $100M for Space Surveillance Network upgrade

Anduril's Lattice software "will replace legacy communications systems with a resilient mesh network" to link sensors, rapidly share data with users, and ease integration of new software systems and users, the company said.