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DoD Laying Groundwork For Faster Action In Space, General Says

DoD Laying Groundwork For Faster Action In Space, General Says
Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command. Photo: U.S. Air Force.

The Department of Defense is trying to speed up the fielding of new space capabilities, but it is too early to say whether that effort will bear fruit, the head of U.S. Strategic Command said March 20.DoD and the Air Force have both assembled teams of leaders who believe in moving more quickly in space, Air Force Gen. John Hyten testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee. In addition, the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2019 budget request, which proposes an 18…

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