Space
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SpaceU.S. Space Force and Northrop Grumman Complete Critical Design Review for EPS-R CAPS
The U.S. Space Force and Northrop Grumman [NOC] finished a delta Critical Design Review (dCDR) for the Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization (EPS-R) Control and Planning Segment (CAPS) program, which is […]
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SpaceBarnes: Rapid Reprogramming for U.S. Space Force Would Retain Program Oversight
Rapid re-reprogramming through portfolio management would retain congressional insight into space programs and oversight of them, a leading U.S. Air Force official said last week. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the […]
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Missile DefenseMilitary Space Officials Continue Discussions on Missile Defense Architecture
U.S. Space Command and officials at the Pentagon are examining what resilience a missile defense architecture needs to have and what DoD can afford, as officials assemble the Program Objective […]
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Air ForceNORTHCOM Nominee ‘Optimistic’ on Acceleration of Next Generation Interceptor
Air Force Lt. Gen. Glen VanHerck, the nominee to head U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on July 28 that he shares […]
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SpaceInhofe Delays FCC Commissioner Approval Until Nominee Agrees to Overturn Ligado Order
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) said on July 28 that he has placed a hold on the nomination of Mike O’Rielly to become the commissioner of the […]
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Missile DefenseGAO Warns MDA Faces Big Technical Challenges For Hypersonic Defense
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report underscored the technical challenges the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) will have in developing counter-hypersonic weapon defenses and sensors, noting DoD personnel have raised […]
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SpaceGen. Raymond Discusses U.S. Space Force Efforts to Reduce Duplication
U.S. Space Force’s function as the go-to organization for military space and the Space Force’s partnerships with other nations have led and will lead to a significant reduction in the […]
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Air Force
U.S. Air Force Releases Arctic Strategy to Guide Power Projection, Deterrence Efforts
The U.S. Air Force on July 21 released what it called the service’s first Arctic Strategy to meet competitive threats from Russia and China. The 14-page strategy, accompanied by a […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Working with U.K. on Small Satellites, Space Deterrence, SATCOM, Launch
The U.S. Space Force is working with the United Kingdom on military space projects and looking into further areas of cooperation. Areas of interest include small satellites, space deterrence and […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Launches Four Classified Payloads for NRO Aboard Minotaur IV
The U.S. Space Force on July 15 launched four classified payloads for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) aboard a Northrop Grumman [NOC] Minotaur IV rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport […]