Integrated space fires top priority for SPACECOM chief as China expands space capabilities

By Shelley K. Mesch / December 11, 2024 at 2:13 PM
ORLANDO -- U.S. Space Command's top requirement is weapon systems that can defeat space assets, whether through cyber, non-kinetic or kinetic attacks, Commander Gen. Stephen Whiting said today. “To be successful in space, as in all other domains, you need to have joint all-domain fires, which allow freedom of action,” Whiting told attendees of the Space Force Association Spacepower Conference. Space fires is the first of five SPACECOM capability priorities to address gaps as China continues to rapidly expand its...

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