Multimedia Report: The 4th Domain - Military Space

Breaking Defense Special Coverage: The 4th Domain - Military Space

New Small Satellites Improve Weather Imaging Day or Night

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Learn how Raytheon Technologies is leveraging cloud-enabled resources to deliver small satellites that enhance our ability to observe, forecast and respond to weather phenomena.

DARPA Space Manufacturing Project Sparks Controversy

"As you surely know, there is a lot of emotion in this on both sides of the argument, making it as much political as it is legal," said attorney Henry Hertzfeld of the DARPA plans.

Operational Comms, Missile Tracking Sats Up In 2024: SDA

The next group of satellites, "Tranche 1 is going to be a big deal," says SDA Director Derek Tournear, ensuring troops have "persistent regional access" to comms and missile warning/tracking data.

Costs Of Cruise Missile Defense May Top Benefits, Suggests CBO

"We're not going to be able to defend every acre of North America," Tom Karako, director of the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), says bluntly.

DoD Faces Tough Decisions On Space Rules

"The understanding of what deterrence is has been misinterpreted, reinterpreted, run through a ringer, chopped up and turned into a hamburger. I mean, it's just that nobody there [at DoD] seems to understand what it means exactly," one former government official said.

Managing Satellite Data Across Constellations And Orbits

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White House, DoT Promote More Dough For GPS Alternatives

No currently available commercial alternative can provide a stand-alone backup to GPS, concludes a long-awaited study led by the Transportation Department. While some systems can stand in for GPS's timing function, none provide robust enough positioning and navigation capabilities, the study concludes.

Space Force Awards NSTXL Space Consortium Contract

The Space & Missile Systems Center has reaffirmed its choice of NSTXL to manage the public-private Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC), rejecting allegations by The Washington Post.

New IC Commercial Space Council Hopes To Speed Intel To Users

NRO, NGA, CIA, DIA and NSA are the "standing members" of the new council, says its chairman David Gauthier of NGA.

Biden Admin Expected To Rein In 'Space Power' Push

"The understanding of what deterrence is has been misinterpreted, reinterpreted, run through a ringer, chopped up and turned into a hamburger. I mean, it's just that nobody there [at DoD] seems to understand what it means exactly," one former government official said.

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