Space Force Preparing For Orbital Combat With China, Russia

THURSDAY PDB – The race to dominate space in any future conflict is heating up. And the Space Force is gearing up. Space Force to upgrade sensors for in-orbit testing, training.

As the newest service looks to improve its live testing and training capabilities, Space Force is considering upgrading existing satellites with more robust sensors to support that mission. (RELATED: Air And Space Force Transforming To Defeat China ‘At Any Time')

Learning to win the electromagnetic ‘chess game' with this Space Force aggressor squadron. Occupying terrain is a fundamental principle of warfare, even if that terrain is the electromagnetic spectrum in space and mostly invisible to the naked eye. But the 527th Space Aggressor Squadron teaches a wide range of military units how to hold their “ground.”

What is the Space Force's new Futures Command? Officials announced a fourth field command as part of the Air Force's massive re-optimization effort.

Space Force Chief pushes need for ‘actionable' space domain awareness. The Space Force is ramping up its investment in domain awareness to stay ahead in the increasingly contested space environment. The Chief of Space Operations describes the effort as essential to his “Competitive Endurance” theory meant to guide the entire service.

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here's a roundup of today's other top defense stories from conservative national security expert PAUL CRESPO.

Not the President's Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL'S DAILY BRIEFING – the PDB:

NATIONAL SECURITY

Creating a ‘kill web': Army brings other services, allies together to test new tech for a major fight. Army Rangers send a swarm of small drones out over the Marine Corps base in Southern California in search of potential targets. Off the coast, Navy destroyers stand by ready to fire, if called upon. (RELATED: Lightning From The Sky – Inside Air Force ‘Drone' Pilot Training)

Biden inexplicably urges Ukraine not to be so effective fighting against Russia. It was another week of bad decisions in Washington, and Ukraine continues to pay the price.

POLITICS

DEMOCRATS GET TASTE OF THEIR OWN TACTICS – Biden Cabinet secretary latest official to be targeted by protesters' manure dump. Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's home to throw sh*t on his lawn.

LEFTIST MEDIA LEADS THE WAY – Majority of Americans now oppose Israeli action in Gaza: Gallup poll. A majority of Americans disapprove of Israel's military actions in Gaza, in a stark shift since last fall.

TOO BAD, SO SAD – Hurry up and wait: Trump's classified documents case is mired in delays that may run past election. The case against Donald Trump seemed relatively straightforward in August 2022 when FBI agents searched his Mar-a-Lago estate, But appears less so now.

HOMELAND SECURITY

The Navy is using robot ships to deter human smuggling out of Haiti. 4th Fleet experiments with unmanned systems are a “game changer” for monitoring illicit activity.

US appeals court keeps block on Texas immigration law. A divided federal appeals court dealt a major blow to a new Texas law that empowers state officials to detain and deport migrants, ruling that it will remain on hold because the statute tramples on broad federal control of immigration.

US Army Corps of Engineers to deploy 1,100 personnel to Baltimore. The USACE deployment follows the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge into the Patapsco River early Tuesday morning. (RELATED: Ship That Collapsed Baltimore Bridge Had Troubled History)

IDEA FOR NEXT TERROR ATTACK? – Ship that smashed into Baltimore bridge has 56 hazmat containers; Coast Guard says no leak found. An inspection of the ship that collapsed the famous bridge shows, thus far, no signs of a dangerous spill.

First F-15EX fighter jets to be used by Oregon Air Guard. The first operational F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets will be assigned to the 142nd Wing, the unit that intercepts hostile aircraft over the northwest U.S.

IRAN THREAT

Navy downs four drones targeting ship in Red Sea. The long-range aerial drones launched early Wednesday from Yemen were apparently targeting the ship itself.

ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

YET, SOME LEFTISTS STILL DENY IT – Israeli hostage says she was sexually assaulted and tortured in Gaza. Amit Soussana is the first former hostage to publicly say she was sexually abused in captivity. A UN report found “clear and convincing information” that some hostages suffered “conflict-related sexual violence.”

CHINA THREAT

UMMM – OR IT MIGHT BE LIKELY – Despite common rhetoric, war with China unlikely in near future. As warriors look to prepare for the next conflict, much of the conversation indicates a belief that direct or proxy war with China is right around the corner. However, a deep investigation using proven methods that stimulate critical thinking devoid of biases and pitfalls, is needed. (RELATED: Biden Team ‘Rigorously' Prepared For Nuclear War With Russia In 2022)

Amid faltering domestic program, Taiwan orders more MQ-9B drones. Taiwan's plan to field four SkyGuardian drones has advanced thanks to a second contract awarded to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.

Taiwan commissions 2 new navy ships as safeguards against rising threat from China. This, as China has been ratcheting up its naval and air force missions around the island.

RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR

UK firm supports Ukrainian armed forces in drone tech race. In an anonymous warehouse in southern England, engineers at Evolve Dynamics are working on technology that could help keep Ukraine's reconnaissance drones in the sky even after Russia tries to jam them electronically.

Russia strikes Ukraine's Kharkiv with aerial bombs for the first time since 2022. Russia struck the northeastern city Wednesday, killing at least one civilian and wounding 16 others.

NORTH KOREA THREAT

New US sanctions target North Korean military finances. The U.S. announced sanctions on six individuals and two entities based in Russia, China, and the UAE, accusing them of channeling funds to North Korea's weapons programs.

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Attack drones at heart of ‘military partnership' between Russia, Iran. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is buttressed by Iranian technologies, drawing alarm from U.S. officials.

UK lawmakers, defense chief clash over looming defense spending cuts. This, while dismissing his counterargument that the budget would actually rise, as ‘political gamesmanship.'

US MILITARY

F-22 retirement in 2030 unlikely as USAF looks to spend $7.8 billion on it before then. The Air Force seems to be rethinking its plan, as its spending plans for the air dominance fighter go well beyond that date.

Navy to test microwave anti-drone weapon at sea in 2026. The Navy plans to mount a high-powered microwave prototype system on one of its vessels soon.

OUCH – GOOD TRAINING, SIR! – See troops get hit with Molotov cocktails for ‘fire phobia' training. Watch now.

Army artillery needs more range, mobility, and autonomy. This, according to a recently completed conventional fires study.

US Army's fresh look at watercraft includes unmanned options. It has reexamined its watercraft needs as it prepares for potential complex operations in challenging environments like the Indo-Pacific theater. (RELATED: The Ukrainian Naval Drones Menacing Russia's Black Sea Fleet)

Pentagon needs to wake up on troops' lack of sleep, watchdog says. Even with a full arsenal of energy drinks and coffee rations, the U.S. military is still losing the war against sleepiness.

New analysis of Air Force suicides explores contributing factors. Gallows humor. Toxic or disengaged leadership. High operational demands. Rampant and normalized alcohol use. Unwillingness to seek help or show weakness.

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