DoD Needs Plans To Protect Commercial Space Industry, Says New Study

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DoD Needs Plans To Protect Commercial Space Industry, Says New Study "Our mission in the Space Force will become to protect that commerce, and I like to talk about it in terms of protecting the 'celestial lines of commerce,' or the space lines of commerce," says Col. Eric Felt, head of the Space Vehicles Directorate at Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).

'Ships Don't Feed Hungry Children:' Dems Rip GOP COVID Bill "You don't have to be a doctor or a four-star general to understand that spending billions on new helicopters, combat vehicles, and fighter jets is not the solution" to the COIVD problem, said Rep. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.

AF Will Choose Skyborg Prototypes This Summer The drone's mission set "could be anything from base defense to communications to sensing," said AFLCMC's Brig. Gen. Dale White.

5G: COVID Gives US A 2nd Chance Vs. Huawei Global recession has slowed down 5G rollouts, and Chinese overreach has alienated customers, a new CNAS study says – but the US also needs a new strategy that offers an alternative to Huawei.

Coast Guard To Deliver Nuclear Icebreaker Plan to White House The plan will include options to lease new breakers or build new nuclear-powered ships as Russia and China leap ahead of US capabilities in the Arctic.

Should US Pay Semiconductor Makers To Compete Vs. China? The Senate voted to subsidize domestic manufacturers of vital computer components. Will national security concerns overcome a longstanding aversion to government-led industrial policy?

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Don't Let Turks & Russians Carve Up Libya 'Lead from behind' has failed in Libya. The US must lead from the front to prevent a destabilizing deal between rival factions dominated by Russia and Turkey.

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