SPACECOM benefitting from trans-regional missile defense concept

By Apurva Minchekar / August 11, 2023 at 3:44 PM
U.S. Space Command implementing a trans-regional missile defense concept is keeping the command in a position of advantage over strategic competitors, according to a senior space official. The trans-regional missile defense concept is a recently approved update by President Biden in the existing Pentagon's Unified Command Plan, that aims to provide attack operations, active and passive defense and battle management support to regional combatant commands. Under this updated plan, SPACECOM is conducting trans-regional missile defense planning and operations support in...

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