Time for Space Force to ‘clearly say’ it needs ‘weapons in space’: SPACECOM head
08-04-2025 23:14 via breakingdefense.com

Time for Space Force to ‘clearly say’ it needs ‘weapons in space’: SPACECOM head

“The US and France recently conducted our first ever bilateral rendezvous and proximity operation to demonstrate combined capabilities in space in the vicinity of a strategic competitor spacecraft,” SPACECOM head Gen. Stephen Whiting said today.
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