Theresa Hitchens

6 days ago | breakingdefense.com | Theresa Hitchens

WASHINGTON — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is working with US Combatant Commands (COCOMS) to operationally test an early version of its Joint Regional Edge Node (J-REN) system designed to speed satellite-based intelligence to the battlefield, according to NGA officials.

1 week ago | breakingdefense.com | Theresa Hitchens

WASHINGTON — A new Space Force document detailing its “warfighting” role not only claims the achievement of “space superiority” as the service’s own raison d’etre, but also asserts that control of space is the central foundation of US military power. “Space superiority is not only a necessary precondition for Joint Force success but also something for which we must be prepared to fight.

1 week ago | breakingdefense.com | Theresa Hitchens

WASHINGTON — The Space Force is using the upcoming series of Victus satellite missions for the Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) program not just to build up the capability to routinely launch on short notice, but also to expand its operational capabilities to monitor and respond to on-orbit threats from adversaries, according to a senior service officer.

1 week ago | breakingdefense.com | Theresa Hitchens

WASHINGTON — The finalization of a review by the Pentagon’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Biden administration’s 2023 decision to keep US Space Command’s permanent headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., clears a pro forma obstacle for a widely-expected decision by President Donald Trump to reverse course to move it to Huntsville, Ala.

1 week ago | breakingdefense.com | Theresa Hitchens

WASHINGTON — Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear, who was placed on administrative leave Jan. 16 with regard to a contract dispute, will return to his post on April 17, Breaking Defense has learned. “Effective 17 April, 2025, Dr Derek Tournear will return to his duties as the Director of the Space Development Agency,” an Air Force spokesperson said in response to an inquiry into SDA chief, who has been suspended since Jan. 16.