Apr17 Counterspace Trends: An Evolving Global Landscape Hosted ByCSIS Aerospace Security Project and Secure World Foundation Please join the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Aerospace Security Project and Secure World Foundation (SWF) on Wednesday, April 17 at 9:00am ET for a discussion about the latest counterspace weapons trends. The conversation comes on the heels of complementary reports published annually by each organization, CSIS’s Space Threat Assessment 2024 and SWF’s Global Counterspace Capabilities Report. Experts from each organization […]
Feb23 Delivering for the Warfighter: The Importance of Executing Space Acquisition Programs The Honorable Frank Calvelli, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, released a set of space acquisition tenets in October 2022 and a formula to go fast in space acquisition in April 2023. Building on these themes, in December 2023, he released guidance detailing program management skills for acquisition professionals. Please […]
Jan24 Air Force Priorities in an Era of Strategic Competition Please join the CSIS Aerospace Security Project and Defense Budget Analysis program on Wednesday, January 24 at 11:00am EST for a conversation on the Air Force’s budgetary priorities with the Honorable Kristyn E. Jones, performing the duties of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, and Lt. Gen. Richard G. Moore, Jr., the Deputy Chief of Staff for […]
Jan19 Tactically Responsive Space: A Holistic Approach In September 2023, a new record was set in space launch. Just 27 hours after receiving an order to launch, a team comprised of U.S. Space Systems Command, Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems (which built the satellite) and Firefly Aerospace (which built the rocket) successfully launched a satellite into low Earth orbit. Named VICTUS NOX, the […]
Oct10 Implementing Competitive Endurance: Space Intelligence Please join the CSIS Aerospace Security Project virtually on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 3:00 – 4:00 PM EDT, for a conversation with Major General Gregory J. Gagnon, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence, U.S. Space Force, and Brigadier General Brian D. Sidari, Director of Intelligence, U.S. Space Command. Maj. Gen. Gagnon and Brig. Gen. Sidari will sit down […]
Aug04 Looking South: A Conversation with GEN Laura Richardson on Security Challenges in Latin America Hosted ByCSIS Aerospace Security Project and CSIS Smart Women Smart Power The Center for Strategic and International Studies will host a virtual Smart Women, Smart Power and Aerospace Security Project conversation with General Laura J. Richardson, U.S. Army, 32nd Commander of the United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). General Richardson will sit down with Dr. Kathleen McInnis, Director of the CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative, and Kari Bingen, Director of the CSIS Aerospace […]
May10 A Contested Domain: From Space Theory to Practice Hosted ByCSIS Aerospace Security Project and Secure World Foundation On Wednesday, May 10 at 2:00pm ET the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Secure World Foundation (SWF) will host a virtual two-part event exploring space threat trends and how the U.S. Space Force is preparing Guardians to operate in a contested environment. This event will first feature a fireside chat with U.S. Space Training […]
Feb22 Theory of Success: A Conversation with General Saltzman Please join the Aerospace Security Project on Wednesday, February 22 at 10:00am ET as director Kari A. Bingen sits down with General B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations (CSO) to discuss his thoughts on a ‘Theory of Success’ for the U.S. Space Force and his vision and priorities for the service. This will be a wide-ranging conversation on the role […]
Dec14 Emerging Security Issues in Space Policy On Wednesday, December 14 at 1:30pm ET the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a two-part event exploring emerging security issues in space policy. This event featured a fireside chat with the first Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, the Honorable John F. Plumb, PhD, followed by a panel discussion on the satellite broadband competition […]
Oct14 Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting on Posturing U.S. Space Operations for a Warfighting Advantage It is arguably one the most significant transformative periods in national security space history,1 affecting all aspects of space organization, capabilities, operations, readiness, training, and culture. Space Operations Command (SpOC) – which will mark two years as part of the U.S. Space Force this month – is an essential part of that transformation. As a field […]
