space force
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General charged with Golden Dome raises alarm over future funding
The general leading the efforts to develop the new Golden Dome missile defense system raised concerns this week that the next phase of funding might not come through. Gen. Mike Guetlein spoke about Golden Dome funding during the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., and pointed out that the $17 billion the Pentagon…
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Space Force should measure workforce needs as it prepares to double in size, GAO report says
The Space Force needs more people. It’s just not precisely sure how many more. A Government Accountability Office report released earlier this month found that the youngest and smallest military branch does not have a process to consistently or accurately determine how many people it needs. The Space Force agreed and said it would work…
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Vice President Vance to USAFA grads: Honor tradition, innovate for future
As artificial intelligence and space defense become more prevalent in warfare, Vice President JD Vance told the 2026 Air Force Academy graduating class to uphold their standards while embracing innovation on a cloudy Thursday morning. Marking the academy’s 68th graduating class and the United States of America’s 250th anniversary, Vance told this year’s 931 graduating…
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Colorado space startup secures $650 million for expansion
The window to deliver space superiority for the U.S. is open but shrinking rapidly, according to defense startup True Anomaly. The Centennial-based company hit a milestone in its pursuit to help deliver that, announcing Tuesday that it raised $650 million in late-stage investment money, bringing its total valuation to $2.2 billion. Since its inception in…
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DOD budget proposes new $250 million space operations center on Schriever
The expansive $1.5 trillion Department of Defense budget proposal for next year features $250 million for a new space operations center on Schriever Space Force Base. The center is one of four in the budget, which also proposes a building at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., a building at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque,…
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Tension surrounding the Space Force? Congress weighs in on staffing
The large annual defense act steps into staffing issues within the Space Force, requiring roughly equal staffing between operational and acquisition positions. The National Defense Authorization Act also requires the Secretary of the Air Force to examine the Space Force’s Integrated Mission Deltas leadership and assess whether an acquisitions officer should be required to lead…
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Space Force chief calls for ‘radical shift’ in acquisitions
The Space Force wants to build an iterative model to acquire new technology and accept more risks to keep up with threats. “A capability that is good enough and ready now will always be better than a perfect solution that arrives too late for the fight or one that never arrives at all,” said Gen.…
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Space Force Association tackles awareness and education gap
Less than 10% of Americans know the Space Force exists. It’s a problem the Colorado Springs-based Space Force Association is tackling by starting chapters across the country to host events and educate school children, lawmakers and others about the youngest military branch and its mission, said Retired Col. Bill Woolf, the association’s CEO. The Space…
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After long fight, National Guard units transfer missions to Space Force; few Colorado guardsmen transfer
The 138th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron at Peterson Space Force Base was among National Guard units across six states that transferred their missions into the Space Force earlier this month. In the past, the local unit deployed to help deny enemy communications, and its members drew on their background from their civilian careers to inform the…
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Space Force guardians key in bombing Iran, future training calls for aggressor satellites
Space Force guardians played a critical role in ensuring B-2 Spirit stealth bombers hit three Iranian nuclear sites with bunker-buster bombs in June by providing navigation and ensuring the planes could come and go safely. The leader of Space Operations Command, Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr., highlighted their contribution during the Air Space and…