Congress set aside some gifts for the Space Force in a recently passed defense bill as the military branch marks its sixth birthday. With more than 50% of the Space Force’s guardians working in ...

The Space Development Agency has 19 transport satellites in orbit and will launch another 126 spacecraft over the next year. (Northrop Grumman) The Space Force’s fiscal 2026 budget request proposes ...

The U.S. Space Force lacks the funding needed to achieve space superiority, the author of this op-ed argues. Here, a radome receives data from satellites at Kaena Point Space Force Station, Hawaii, in ...

New weapons and improved technology are at the forefront of budget priorities for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force, while the spending plans also seek to slash more than 5,700 civilian jobs and ...

The Trump Administration’s 2026 budget for the U.S. Space Force, counting the Big Beautiful Bill’s funding, comes to about $40 billion dollars. Does this unorthodox, difficult to follow, bifurcated ...

AI-generated conceptual rendering of a Low Earth Orbit military satellite constellation. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force estimates it would need more than $4 billion to fund a proliferated low Earth ...

WAILEA, Hawaii—As the U.S. military waits for major acquisition reform legislation, Space Force officials say their service is ahead of the curve. “We’re anxious to see [the legislation], but I also ...

U.S. Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, addresses graduates at the first Officer Training Course graduation at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 28, 2025. Credit: U.S ...

U.S. Space Force guardians participate in Moonlight Defender, an exercise designed to focus on refining the defensive and offensive skill sets of cyber guardians. (1st Lt. Charles Rivezzo/U.S. Air ...

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