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2025 in review: Space Force - Defense One
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Space Force - Defense One
The U.S. military's newest service branch.
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https://breakingdefense.com/2026/03/space-force-to-overhaul-legacy-ground-based-missile-defense-radar-systems/
Space Force to overhaul legacy ground-based missile defense radar systems - Breaking Defense
The sweeping new update plan will include development of a single computerized brain for all eight radar, as well as modernized front end antennas to improve...
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https://breakingdefense.com/2026/03/kratos-scores-447m-space-force-award-for-missile-tracking-ground-system/
Kratos scores $447M Space Force award for missile tracking ground system - Breaking Defense
Mar 24, 2026 - The award to Kratos is a follow-on to an earlier Space Force contract with Parsons for the new Resilient Missile Warning Tracking in Medium Earth Orbit...
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https://breakingdefense.com/2026/04/space-force-plans-to-establish-hq-staff-group-as-surrogate-futures-command/
Space Force plans to establish HQ staff group as surrogate Futures Command - Breaking Defense
Apr 2, 2026 - CSO Gen. Chance Saltzman has signed a memo, obtained by Breaking Defense, initiating the creation of SF/S9 to coordinate future force planning. However, the...
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https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2026/04/space-forces-2040-vision-larger-force-contend-larger-chinese-russian-threats/412885/?oref=d1-topic-lander-featured-river
Space Force’s 2040 vision: a larger force to contend with larger Chinese, Russian threats - Defense...
Apr 17, 2026 - Officials speculate there could be 30,000 US satellites—more than twice as many as today.
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https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2026/04/launch-recovery-heres-how-space-force-backing-nasas-artemis-ii-mission/412571/?oref=d1-category-lander-top-story
From launch to recovery: Here’s how Space Force is backing NASA’s Artemis II mission - Defense One
Apr 1, 2026 - The service is stepping up to support NASA’s first crewed moon mission since 1972.
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https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2025/12/theres-divide-within-space-force-congress-forcing-service-address-it/410119/?oref=d1-topic-lander-river
There’s a divide within the Space Force. Congress is forcing the service to address it - Defense One
Dec 12, 2025 - The new service was supposed to meld the “tribes” of operators and acquisition specialists. It didn’t happen.
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https://spacenews.com/trump-taps-space-force-general-to-lead-175-billion-golden-dome-missile-defense-program/
Trump taps Space Force general to lead $175 billion Golden Dome missile defense program - SpaceNews
May 21, 2025 - Trump taps Space Force general to lead $175 billion Golden Dome missile defense program Trump taps Space Force general to lead $175 Billion Golden Dome missile...
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https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/10/space-symposium-2026-us-china-rivalry-artemis-ii-golden-dome-take/
NASA, Space Force and defense giants gather as space becomes America’s next battlefield
Apr 14, 2026 - The accelerating race among global powers for dominance in space will hang in the backdrop next week as leaders from across the space industry and the U.S....
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https://www.defenseone.com/business/2025/11/space-force-wont-say-who-got-money-start-developing-orbital-interceptors/409823/?oref=d1-topic-lander-river
Space Force won’t say who got money to start developing orbital interceptors - Defense One
Nov 26, 2025 - Federal regulations don’t require disclosure for awards under $9 million.
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