Business
What's In Biden’s First Budget? And How Late Will It Be?
The White House could submit its defense budget request later than any administration in at least a century.
Ideas
America Can Beat China in Space with Safe Nuclear Propulsion
A reactor that heats up and expels non-radioactive gas promises unprecedented mobility in orbit.
Policy
Proposed Space National Guard Gathers Momentum
A space-focused branch of the Guard would aim to give the Space Force “a surge-to-war capability” in times of conflict.
Threats
State of Defense 2021
Our annual service-by-service look at where the U.S. military is, and where it's going.
Science & Tech
Former NGA Head to Join Satellite-Imagery Firm
An intelligence chief who embraced transparency says AI will shape the next chapter of imagery analysis.
Ideas
Countering China’s Military Challenge, Today
Denying the PLA its objectives in the 2020s requires diversification, distribution, and resiliency across posture and mission.
Threats
Space Force to Absorb USAF Command to Run Launches, Research
The Space and Missile Systems Center will become Space Systems Command.
Ideas
Let’s Get Real About US Military ‘Dominance’
American strategists need to drop the assumption that the U.S. military will be the superior force in any given situation.
Ideas
Biden Should Shoot This Acquisition Down
Lockheed’s purchase of Aerojet Rocketdyne would strike a blow to competition and innovation.
Ideas
Approve Lockheed’s Purchase of Aerojet Rocketdyne
The deal would bolster the rocketmaker’s ability to serve aerospace and defense clients and shore up a shaky industrial base.
Policy
Americans’ Trust in Military Is Declining, Survey Finds
Yet people still trust the military more than six other U.S. institutions.
Ideas
Space Force Should Embrace the Natural Inclusivity of Space Nerds
It would make the nascent service better at many things, including recruiting.
Business
Space Firms Put Aside Rivalries to Share Threat Data
A new clearinghouse has begun gathering and distributing information about threats to space networks, products, and services.
Science & Tech
Pentagon Looks to Tap 5G in Space
“Any aspect of 5G applied to any aspect of space systems is of potential interest,” says a new request for information.
Science & Tech
Space Lasers Will Revolutionize Military Communications, If They Work
The Pentagon has ambitious plans to launch hundreds of communications satellites in the years ahead. But getting them to talk to one another isn’t easy.
Ideas
Don’t Downgrade Space
Moves and hints portend a worrying shifting of priorities under the Biden administration.
Policy