Space Force roadmap set to define what the service needs and why

Space Force roadmap set to define what the service needs and why

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman says work on the service’s “objective force” analysis is nearly complete, publication likely in 2026 The post Space Force roadmap set to define what the service needs and why appeared first on SpaceNews.

Space Force roadmap set to define what the service needs and why

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is nearing completion of a strategic blueprint that will map out what the service must build, buy and field over the next 15 years as it prepares for a future where orbit is treated as a contested military domain. Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, said the framework, known as the “objective force,” is now in its final stages.  “I think the bulk of the work is almost complete,” he said Nov. 20 at t…