US Wants To Launch Troops And Cargo By Rocket From Space

PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Space Marines? Why (and how) the U.S. military wants to resupply troops from space. Air Force and Space Force are spending millions researching a concept called “rocket cargo,” where they shoot a capsule full of troops or supplies into orbit and land it anywhere on Earth in 90 minutes or less.

Ninety minutes or less is really fast, and you don’t need clearance to fly over another country in space. Todd Harrison, at the American Enterprise Institute, told us that a resupply capsule would also likely travel nearly straight down from space at hypersonic speeds for all but the last 10,000 to 20,000 feet, which makes it very difficult to shoot down for most surface-to-air weapons.

They would then parachute or land vertically at their final destination.

Many questions and challenges remain, but military officials are imagining a more dynamic way of war, where small groups of U.S. troops hop between temporary bases so they are harder to target by enemy long-range fires. That kind of agility requires a lot of airlift and sealift, but America’s current fleets are too small to keep up with that pace of operations.

That’s where new technologies such as drone boats, rocket cargo, long-range gliders, and tiny electric self-flying planes come in, though how these tools come together remains to be seen. We dive much deeper into this on our YouTube channel, so watch that here.

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

THE PDB – Not the President’s Daily Briefing, but almost as good – PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF:    

NATIONAL SECURITY

Pentagon plan calls for major power shifts within U.S. military. If adopted, changes would see Hegseth’s pledge to disrupt the status quo, consolidate regional commands, and slash the number of four-star generals.

Trump declares fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction (WMD). The designation could have sweeping impacts on U.S. policy toward China as well as the Trump administration’s military buildup in the Western Hemisphere.

Chasing true AI autonomy: From legacy mindsets to battlefield dominance. Western militaries are still arguing over what “autonomy” means while Russia and China are already building machines that don’t need GPS, data links, or even instructions.

South Korea and Australia are offering to relieve Washington’s strained defense supplier network, as the U.S. ramps up munitions production but grapples with bottlenecks.

HOMELAND SECURITY

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz wants restrictions on military flights approved soon to prevent another midair collision.

DEFENSE POLITICS

Pentagon ‘escalating’ a “preliminary review” of “serious allegations of misconduct” leveled against Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., a retired naval officer, who urged troops to disobey unnamed “illegal” orders, seen as potentially inciting mutiny, into an ‘official’ investigation.

Some volunteer teams of service women working on women’s policy became casualties of Hegseth’s war on DEI. But a provision tucked into $900 billion defense policy bill would bring them back.

US POWER OVERSEAS

Iowa National Guard IDs soldiers killed in ambush by an apparent ISIS terrorist in the Syrian city of Palmyra.

The Army activated an artillery battalion in New York to give commanders in Europe new options for long-range strikes.

Marine Corps reopened Ie Shima, a small island airfield off Okinawa’s coast, after two years of repairs, restoring a key training site and easing pressure on Kadena Air Base, where parachute jumps had drawn local opposition.

VENEZUELA-NARCO THREAT

Trinidad and Tobago to open its airports to U.S. military in the coming weeks as the U.S. prepares for possible action against Venezuela.

How a U.S. Army reservist helped Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and democratic opposition leader, María Corina Machado, escape to Oslo.

The U.S. military conducted strikes against three drug boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 8.

CHINA THREAT

China’s escalation of dominance over Trump. Has he handed initiative to Beijing in tech, energy, and security?

Taiwan says its military can respond rapidly to any sudden Chinese attack under a decentralized mode of command without awaiting orders from above.

RUSSIA THREAT

Turkish F-16 jets shoot down a stray (Russian?) drone over Black Sea, approaching its airspace, a rare military intervention by a NATO member amid regional tensions.

UKRAINE WAR

U.S., Ukraine, and major European countries have reached a consensus on 90% of the terms for the deal to end Ukraine’s war with Russia, but punt on the issue of territorial concessions.

Ukraine Hits Russian Submarine With Underwater Drone “Sub Sea Baby” in Historic First.

Ukraine claims world’s first underwater drone attack on Russian submarine. The strike, a Project 636 Varshavyanka class in Black Sea naval stronghold of Novorossiysk, would mark a historic first successful use of UUV as an anti-ship attack weapon.

MIDDLE EAST THREATS

Rising tensions with Israel have Lebanon fearing a return to all-out war. Israel accuses Hezbollah of refusing to disarm. Lebanese officials hope their efforts to rein in the militant group will head off Israeli military action.

Space Force delayed its next Tactically Responsive Space mission, Victus Haze, until 2026, as a launch provider recovers from a rocket “anomaly” from earlier this year.

NASA plans to test SpaceX’s Starshield satellite network, designed primarily for national security customers, to support operations of the agency’s Deep Space Network.

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Australia’s Bondi Beach Muslim terrorists who massacred Jews were inspired by the Islamic State and had travelled to the Philippines. The two suspects reportedly received “military-style training” while in Southeast Asia.

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force deployed last month to confront an unusual threat amid fatal attacks in northern Japan: Bears.

US MILITARY

Watch drone swarms attacking simulated armor on a battlefield.

Navy’s new Rapid Capabilities Office pursues disruption, with caution. As it hustles to identify and field urgently needed technologies at a speedier pace, senior leaders recognize how this can introduce or magnify security, operational, and ethical risks along with experimental acceleration.

The Navy has 20,000 gaps at sea due to a training backlog and a past recruiting shortfall. Despite a historic recruiting year, it will need to bring in more junior sailors to fully man at-sea billets. The problem will likely continue over the next two to three years and is compounded by delays in training pipelines.

The Air Force has awarded Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace $240 million for its air-launched Joint Strike Missile.

Does the U.S. need a ‘hypersonic czar’? Former Air Force Secretary talks about how the military should approach an aggressive hypersonics program.

END of PDB

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