Military Space Survey

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Myriad ways that commercial satellite capabilities augment DoD space assets

Presented by The Aerospace Corporation

The U.S. Space Force is looking to the commercial satellite industry to make sure that breakthroughs in technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning are made available to combined commercial/military satellite networks.

Wrapping up the stories, infographics and videos from the Breaking Defense Military Space Survey

Watch the Breaking Defense Military Space Survey roundtable [Video]

Our hour-long roundtable debates all the hot military space issues.

Megaconstellations may prove a wildcard for Pentagon space planners [Video]

"I think there is a lack of focus on the issue of not just megaconstellations, but on the future role of commercial space, and how we, as an international community regulate commercial space so that it fits the international security and national security priorities and needs."

Industry and Pentagon have different views on space acquisition [Video]

In its third year, Space Force is going to have to prove to those inside the Pentagon and at major contractors that it's making progress on acquisition reform.

Is Space Force playing nice with others? [Video]

"Someone has to make a decision. If all of these decisions are made by committees and committees and committees, then they are often dependent on personality and not actually how they will fulfill the mission."

Is China really the greatest threat to the US in space, or is Russia? [Video]

Seventy-eight percent of survey respondents said China is the greatest threat in space. But our panel of experts is less convinced.

Miles above top secret: Does the US classify too much in space? [Video]

A quarter of experts on space policy debate whether the US needs to be more open about its space capabilities.

Military survey results show need for advancing speed and resiliency for U.S. Space

[Sponsored] Adapting for the future of space requires new ways of envisioning what "success" really means.

Is the Space Force doing what it's supposed to? [Infographics]

Respondents to the Breaking Defense Space Survey have differing opinions on how effective the Space Force has been, two years in.

The major threats and challenges for America in space [Infographics]

A first-ever Breaking Defense space survey asked professionals in defense- and space-related fields about what worries them the most, and where America is falling behind.

Allies eyeing 'niche' space capabilities for warfighting with US

"The key to success is frank and open discussion … tearing down those information sharing barriers, to be sure that we're truly interoperable," said Australian Air Commodore Nicholas Hogan.

US space industry 'tactically strong' but lacks long-term investment, study finds

Despite investments of nearly $200 billion in commercial space since 2012, the US will lose what the authors paint as a vital race with China without more strategic vision, study sponsored by DoD's Defense Innovation Unit says.

Russian suspected ground-launched ASAT test scatters dangerous debris through LEO

Consensus is forming that the most likely cause of the breakup was a strike by a A-235 / PL-19 Nudol ASAT system.

An easy fix to Space Force's most glaring vulnerability

A rapid response space capability must be an integral component of the president's response options to not only deter an adversary, but also to avoid repeating the humiliation of revealed impotence in the face of a threat.

Capella to demonstrate first SARsat-based laser communications for SDA

Optical intersatellite links, or OISLs, use lasers to zip data between satellites on orbit — a technology that is both the central node and the biggest challenge in SDA's effort to build a multi-layered National Defense Space Architecture.

Viasat to buy Inmarsat, plans for polar sats to expand Arctic coverage

"Viasat has been undergoing an existential crisis as it competes with SpaceX for the satcom market," one industry source said.

Israeli space firms start thinking small, with national security implications

TEL AVIV: For decades, Israel has stood as one of the smallest nations to have an indigenous space program, with a national security capability built around large, exquisite capabilities.

Space Force Plans Up To $2.3B In COMSATCOM Contracts

The planned buy with the largest potential value is for DoD-wide SATCOM services from commercial operators of p-LEO constellations, with multiple awards totaling $875 million slated in August 2022.

Has Space Force Helped Improve Space Acquisition? Survey Respondents Are Split

While almost 20% of overall respondents believe that the Space Force is not effective "at all" at improving space acquisition, there is a major split between views of DoD and industry; just 4% of DoD respondents said Space Force hasn't helped, while 23% of industry respondents held that view.

Cyber Concerns, Classification Disagreements Lead Space Survey Results

The first-ever Breaking Defense Space Survey gathered information from national security space professionals in government, the military, and industry.

Unclear And Contradictory Rules Bedevil Commercial Space Firms: Study

The Aerospace study found that controlling the creation of dangerous space junk is a regulatory arena "where clarity is badly needed," for one.

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