Pentagon close to determining which Army, Navy capabilities will transfer to Space Force

By Courtney Albon / August 20, 2020 at 2:14 PM
The vice commander of Space Force headquarters said today he expects in the next few weeks to reach an agreement with the Office of the Secretary of Defense about which Army and Navy space programs should transition to the new service, beginning in fiscal year 2021. The Space Force, in coordination with OSD and Army and Navy leadership, began a process earlier this year to identify all space-related organizations and capabilities residing in those services and then determine which would...

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