Army to Prioritize Counterspace Tech in Future Budget Requests

Army to prioritize counterspace tech in future budget requests

As the Army continues efforts to strengthen operations in the space domain, the service will begin prioritizing new counterspace capabilities in its budget requests beginning in fiscal 2027, according to a senior official. “This year during program budget review, we included counterspace capabilities for the first time in our strategic priority list,” Col. Peter Atkinson, principal space advisor at the Department of the Army, said Wednesday duri…

Army budget prioritizes counterspace for first time - Breaking Defense

Brig. Gen. Donald Brooks, deputy commander of Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), said the command’s plan to stand up a new Space Branch is now “in the approval process” at the senior service level.