America runs on GPS. It needs a backup plan
Most Americans think GPS merely provides directions: open the map, follow the blue dot and get where you need to go. But that’s just the consumer application. The national security applications of GPS...
Space force
America Must Be Able to Restore Its Space Power at War Speed
For decades, the U.S. military treated space largely as an enabler of power on Earth. Satellites helped troops communicate, guided precision weapons, and provided intelligence. Today, those systems are...
Op-eds
U.S. Space Command Is Testing Maneuver Warfare To Prepare for Next Generation of Fighting
It won’t look like a dogfight from Star Wars or Battlestar Galactica, but in a future war, U.S. satellites may need to maneuver to survive. Space Command (SPACECOM) is practicing the right way to do...
Policy Briefs
The US Military’s Cyberwarfare Challenge
Since its inception, US Cyber Command has struggled to find its place within the US military.
Op-eds
Space Force Is Deepening Allied Cooperation. Congress Should Track the Results.
The United States and its allies are still fine-tuning how to operate together in space. During the last week of June, U.S. and other Five Eyes personnel convened at Vandenberg Space Force Base for...
Policy Briefs
Russian Aerospace Forces reportedly get new commander
Colonel-General Aleksandr Chaiko has been appointed commander of Russia’s Aerospace Forces (VKS), according to Russian media reports on May 4. If true, Chaiko is a rather unusual choice, given his army...
Op-eds
Congress must demand a study of America’s cyber forces
A bipartisan proposal should move forward despite Defense Department objections.