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Members of the 18th Space Defense Combat Squadron, a unit assigned to U.S. Space Forces – Space under the USSF Force Generation model, observe orbital data at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Oct. 4, 2024.  (Photo by David Dozoretz)

Space Force developing new cloud-based digital environment for training

The cloud-based "Swarm" would allow guardians from multiple units to train together in the same simulated environment.
L3Harris developed the Meadowlands system to assist the U.S. Space Force in responding to potential future threats more effectively and efficiently. The upgraded system will enhance space Electromagnetic Warfare capabilities in support of joint and allied warfighters. (Credit: L3Harris)

Space Force receives first two units of Meadowlands offensive satellite jammer

Erik Ballard of L3Harris told DefenseScoop that the Meadowlands system offers "a step-change in capability" for the Space Force.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Space Force’s GPS III SV-08 mission payload before liftoff, May 30, 2025. (Screenshot from SpaceX livestream)

Space Force launches second ‘rapid-response’ GPS mission

The mission was executed just three months after the Space Force notified industry to prepare for liftoff, the second time the service has launched a GPS III…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office at the White House on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced his plans for the “Golden Dome,” a national ballistic and cruise missile defense system. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump: Golden Dome will cost around $175B, be ‘fully operational’ in three years

President Trump has also named Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael Guetlein as the program manager for Golden Dome.
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