The classified talks come after after demonstrations by Russia and China last year. The Army will, however, maintain its 1st Space Brigade, based at Fort Carson, Colorado. The Space Force plans to employ 15,000 troops and civilians by the end of the year. The Biden administration announced Monday it is barring anti-satellite missile testing by the United States. Satellite images released Thursday show new military deployments in Crimea, Belarus, and western Russia near Ukraine. Maxar Technologies has collected images over the last several months to track Russian military deployments. "Simply put, we don’t know enough," Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) said. Maxar Technologies is monitoring the military developments surrounding tensions and cites several new Russian deployments in Crimea and in western Russia near the Ukraine border. By Jessica Edwards
2 years ago The Space Force has never received on-time annual funding, slowing the new service's efforts to grow. Space Force leadership expects to take on wideband satellite communications in the Army and narrowband SATCOM operations in the Navy this fall. Load More