News from the Space and Missile Defense Symposium
 |
By Sandra Erwin Five years after a bruising political fight over where U.S. Space Command headquarters should be located, the debate is giving way to bulldozers, construction contracts and the practical challenges of moving one of the U.S. military’s most complex commands.
At Redstone Arsenal, where a 64-acre site has been cleared for U.S. Space Command’s future headquarters, Gen. Stephen Whiting now works from a temporary office roughly once every six weeks as he divides his time between Alabama and Colorado Springs, where the command continues to operate.
The arrangement will continue for years.
If the current schedule holds, roughly half of the headquarters staff will be based in Huntsville by 2028, with the permanent facility completed in 2031 and the full workforce of about 1,800 personnel moving into the building the following year. Read More |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
We are securing the future with Lockheed Martin's Next Generation Interceptor (NGI). Digitally engineered as a never-fail first line of defense, NGI integrates seamlessly into the nation's missile defense architecture to deter and defeat long-range ballistic missile threats. The smart defense system was built "digital first" for rapid adaptability, unmatched reliability and maximum efficiency, delivering mission-ready protection when it matters most. NGI is the solution and protection our nation deserves.
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Pentagon’s push to replenish missile inventories is creating an opening for a new class of manufacturers that say the problem isn’t simply a shortage of factory space. It is how those factories are built.
Startups such as Machina, Hadrian and Freeform are applying software, robotics and highly automated production techniques to aerospace and defense manufacturing, challenging a model that has long relied on dedicated machinery, specialized tooling and skilled labor to make relatively small numbers of complex parts. Read More |
|
|
|
U.S. Space Command has ranked offensive space capabilities and systems for countering proliferated low Earth orbit constellations as its two highest priority needs for fiscal years 2029 through 2033, signaling where the combatant command sees some of the biggest gaps in preparing for a future conflict in space.
Gen. Stephen Whiting, head of U.S. Space Command, unveiled these priorities Aug. 12 at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium and discussed them during a news conference at Redstone Arsenal.
The list puts what Whiting called “integrated space fires” and “counter-pLEO” capabilities first and second. Those are followed by joint integrated space command and control; dedicated space domain awareness for space engagements; and sustained space maneuver.
“This isn’t just a wish list. It’s a clear demand signal to several audiences describing the warfighting capabilities we need to meet our mission,” Whiting said. Read More |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No comments:
Post a Comment