America’s Military Power Is Already in Orbit
Space is already central to modern warfare.
Space Warfare
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
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
How Congress Is Pressing the U.S. Space Force To Mature
“Space is no longer a sanctuary. Adversaries, particularly the People’s Republic of China, are rapidly fielding counterspace weapons that threaten critical joint force capabilities,” the House Appropriations...