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Hybrid Architectures That Include Commercial And International Are A Growth Area For Space Force, Guetlein Says

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, March 20th, 2025

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Hybrid Architectures That Include Commercial And International Are A Growth Area For Space Force, Guetlein Says

Pictured is Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael Guetlein (U.S. Space Force Photo)

The U.S. Space Force is moving to rely more on the commercial sector and its international partners for capabilities it once owned and operated, giving it more capacity, redundancy and making the nation’s space architecture more resilient, a senior service official said this week. The connections and networking of Defense Department, commercial, and international assets make them hybrid architectures, Gen. Michael Guetlein, vice chief of space operations, said on Wednesday at the annual McAleese Conference. In April 2024 the Space…

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