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The Space Force Sees Early Promise From Integrated Mission Delta Concept
The service’s two provisional Deltas offer a greater unity of effort, leaders say.
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![Guardians and airmen from Space Delta 3–Space Electromagnetic Warfare, stand in formation during a change of command ceremony June 29, 2023, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. Delta 3 is one of two Integrated Mission Deltas, a concept that the Space Force is trying out over a year time frame. Credit: U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cody Friend](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_small/public/2023-12/F3_KU_Main%20Photo.jpg?h=f7d9296c&itok=-w6tQPm7)
Space Force Component Strengthens U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
The service adds Guardians and capabilities to provide space-related effects to the region’s commander.
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![A radome sits atop the Waianae Mountain Range at Kaena Point Space Force Station, Hawaii, in September 2022. Having a dedicated Space Force component now at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command means space-based capabilities will be brought to the commander, Adm. John Aquilino, USN, and integrated into joint warfighting. U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Brooke Wise](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_small/public/2023-10/F2_pic1_SpaceForcestation.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=ZO-CfMXY)
New Space Race With China and Russia Challenges Military Intelligence
Space is where competition with China and Russia is most direct and also where adversaries seem most committed to matching—or outpacing—the United States.
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Space Force Advances Global Missile Warning
A new unit is growing regional missile tracking and warning capabilities.
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![The Space Force’s new Resilient Missile Warning, Tracking, Defense Acquisition Delta will leverage the efforts of the Space Development Agency and the Missile Defense Agency, for its own missile warning and tracking systems. Credit: honglouwawa/Shutterstock](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_small/public/2023-04/Space_Force_May23.jpg?h=93af19ce&itok=YhUkTkBq)
Combining Research With Space Operations
A squadron is uniquely uniting operations with development to advance space domain awareness.
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![Stood up in May, the U.S. Space Force’s new 15th Space Surveillance Squadron has the unique dual mission of operating the Maui Space Surveillance Complex, which sits at 10,023 feet atop Maui’s Mt. Haleakala, as well as conducting space domain awareness research and development. Credit: BikeMaui](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_small/public/2022-09/Maui_SpaceForce_OCT22.jpeg?h=4aa09c05&itok=BZFLKuo9)
Disruptive By Design: A Multiphase Approach To Killing the Living Dead
One of the major challenges for the Space Force is that much of the enterprise relies on legacy technology.
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![Zombie technology is a technology that should have been retired a long time ago but keeps returning from the dead. Credit: solar22/Shutterstock](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_small/public/2022-09/zombietech_OCT22_Disruptive.jpg?h=dd2abead&itok=ItsLfDLq)
The NRO Adjusts Its Orbit
The space surveillance entity evolves for a more complex threat environment.
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![Like most other space-focused agencies, the National Reconnaissance Office is exploring its role in regard to cislunar space, the area in space well beyond geosynchronous orbit to the moon. Credit: NRO](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_small/public/2022-09/NRO_OCT22.jpg?h=cbc705bf&itok=T5_EHcG2)