Lauderback sees Air Force using space-based ISR for tactical missions

By Apurva Minchekar / May 23, 2023 at 1:10 PM
The Air Force will be able to use space-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets for tactical purposes, Lt. Gen. Leah Lauderback, deputy chief of staff for ISR and cyber effects operations, suggested on May 17. Space-based ISR can be used in tactical environments regardless of whether an intelligence agency or DOD entity owns it, she said during a Mitchell Institute Forum . It will be a matter of how the Air Force can best use those space assets tactically and...

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