Defense policy bill would add Space Force launches and could reshuffle key orgs

By Michael Marrow / December 8, 2022 at 2:14 PM
An agreement between House and Senate authorizers would raise Space Force procurement, place restrictions on the Space Warfighting Analysis Center and pass on the creation of a space National Guard, according to the text of the annual defense policy bill released Tuesday evening. The Space Force would be authorized to spend an additional $447 million, nearly half of which would come from an unfunded priority for the service to accelerate missile warning and tracking capabilities. Along with SWAC and Guard...

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