Theresa Hitchens

The Department of the Air Force in "the coming days" will announce the finalized PAE structure along with the names of each office leader, Thomas Ainsworth, acting space acquisition chief, said.

"We've seen in Operation Epic Fury, for the first time, that our space capabilities have been targeted and destroyed. We expect that to happen more," Brig. Gen. Christopher Fernengel said today.

An analyst called the new commitment to pursue cislunar operations a "massive policy change" for the Pentagon.

"While this OTA agreement establishes initial SB-AMTI capability, the Space Force anticipates issuing multiple awards in the coming year ," the service said today. By Theresa Hitchens on May 29, 2026 12:54 pm Share Options Share a link to this article

NSSL will be okay because it can still rely on the Falcon 9 workhorse," said Todd Harrison, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

Startup Apex Space had previously announced its own self-funded SBI demonstration called Project Shadow by the end of 2026. By Theresa Hitchens on June 01, 2026 1:55 pm Share Options Share a link to this article

"The NRO is at the forefront of integrating AI into space-based ISR," a spysat agency spokesperson told Breaking Defense.

The new Scout-S radar will remain operational after Valiant Shield ends July 1, and already is contributing data to LeoLab's space monitoring network, the company said.

The new Scout-S radar will remain operational after Valiant Shield ends July 1, and already is contributing data to LeoLab's space monitoring network, the company said.

The RFI tags on-orbit manufacture/ assembly as one area of interest, along with enabling tech for very low Earth orbit operations. By Theresa Hitchens on June 15, 2026 2:14 pm Share Options Share a link to this article