2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: U.S. Space Force

NGA Boss: Intel Community Having ‘Eureka Moment’ Cooperating with the Space Force

Aug. 30, 2024

The intelligence community is increasing and improving its collaboration with the Space Force, U.S. officials said this week—indicating progress after months of discussions on how to sort out roles in the rapidly changing domain.

Connecting the Dots on China’s Airspace Violation

Aug. 29, 2024

When China’s air force and coast guard engaged recently in apparently provocative actions in the East and South China Seas, most Western media framed the events as evidence of Beijing’s aggressive and potentially destabilizing behavior. While aggressive is often an apt term for People’s Liberation Army (PLA) operations, important details…

US Space Command Boss Wants China to Pick Up the Phone When It Creates Space Debris

Aug. 29, 2024

The head of U.S. Space Command hopes the next time China launches a rocket that leaves behind long-lived space debris, Beijing will give Washington a heads-up, rather than leaving the U.S. to discover the orbital mess on its own.

Space Force No. 2 Says There Is Risk of China or Russia Launching Large-Scale Attack in Orbit

Aug. 28, 2024

China and Russia have been monitoring U.S. efforts to protect its space assets and are trying to devise ways to counter them, to include a potential large-scale attack, the Space Force’s No. 2 officer said Aug. 28.

Experts: Time Is Running Out for DOD to Execute Its Commercial Space Strategy

Aug. 28, 2024

Time is running out for the Pentagon to fully integrate commercial space capabilities into its architectures as it said it would in its April strategy, former officials told Air & Space Forces Magazine.

Space Force Working on New Tailored PME for Noncommissioned Officers

Aug. 27, 2024

The Space Force’s highest ranking enlisted leader offered more details on a new training program for noncommissioned officers, the latest move by the service to customize its training and development enterprise.

As F-15C Presence on Kadena Winds Down, F-15EX Program Ramps Up

Aug. 26, 2024

Four of the last F-15Cs stationed at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan flew back to the U.S. for retirement or reassignment on Aug. 24. As the F-15C/D presence winds down, its replacement, the F-15EX, is spooling up, with new aircraft added and a declaration of initial operational capability stateside

Can the Pentagon Get to the ‘Next Level’ of Space Domain Awareness?

Aug. 26, 2024

Retired Lt. Gen. John E. Shaw is often credited as the Pentagon's trailblazer in advocating for dynamic space operations. Now, he wants the military to get more dynamic in how it monitors and tracks objects and threats in orbit, as part of a broader shift and upgrade in space domain…

Space Force Taps Northrop to Build Radar in UK for Monitoring Deep Space

Aug. 26, 2024

The Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $200 million contract to build a cutting-edge space radar in the United Kingdom, part of a joint venture between the U.S., U.K., and Australia to monitor 22,000 miles above the Earth around the clock.

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