Aerospace Group:

Space

Space Information Warfare Looms, As U.S. Military Seeks to Use Starlink, Other Commercial Providers

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, May 26th, 2021

SHARE:

Space Information Warfare Looms, As U.S. Military Seeks to Use Starlink, Other Commercial Providers

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. carrying 60 Starlink satellites on May 26 (SpaceX Photo)

Information warfare using satellite data looms as a new frontier of "gray zone" conflict between the United States and China. Last October, China said that it had begun an effort to launch 10,000 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) in the next decade--a constellation nicknamed China StarNet. In March, Bao Weimin, a director of the Science and Technology Commission of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), confirmed China's plan to forge ahead on the Guówang (GW)--Chinese for national…

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]

Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]