SSC commander poised for mid-decade pivot to China

By Briana Reilly / February 23, 2022 at 10:58 AM
CHANTILLY, VA -- The head of Space Systems Command says the Air Force is poised to make a “large pivot” to head off China in its fiscal year 2024 budgeting work, as he himself looks to the middle of the decade to prepare for what he called “the fight that we’ve got to get ready for.” Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein told attendees of the inaugural Defense and Intelligence Space Conference here today he expects space order of battle to be...

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