The Elara Edge: Expert Insights on Space Security is a thought leadership forum of military and space industry experts providing commentary and insight on the latest news developments in space security.
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White Paper Ushers in New Era of Thought Leadership for Space Community
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Considered the ‘backbone’ of space operations, the Satellite Control Network (SCN) is the network of ground system antennas that enable command and control communications between operators on Earth and the Department of Defense (DOD) satellites on-orbit. But an increasingly populated space environment, coupled with chronic under-funding and advanci…
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Adversaries’ Launch Cadence Highlights Need for Assured Access to Space
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At the start of 2024, the United States’ adversaries projected an ambitious launch cadence for putting space assets into orbit: China has planned 100 launches, while Russia has planned over 40 launches of its own. Due to what is often blurred lines between military, civil and commercial space programs for these nation-states, the true nature of the…
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National Defense Industrial Strategy to Lay Foundation for ‘Integrated Deterrence’
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The strength of America’s defense industrial base propelled the United States and its Allies to victory through much of the 20th century. Then after the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, the U.S. became the sole world power and made changes to the acquisition process that favored perceived efficiency, over military effectiveness. In the …
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Space Forces Are Now a Key Element of the Joint Fight
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The power of integrating space-based capabilities into Joint Force operations captivated the world during the first “space war,” the Gulf War of 1990-1991. Since then, space’s significance to military operations has only increased, accelerating through the post-9/11 era and culminating with the creation of the United States Space Force in 2019. Now…
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Commercial Launch, Proliferation Creates Investment Opportunities in Ancillary Space Markets
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Two barriers to entry have historically defined the relationship between capital markets and the space sector: the need for significant upfront capital and long return on investment (ROI) timelines. These barriers have created a hot-and-cold dynamic between capital markets and the space sector, as demonstrated by Space Capital’s Space Investment Qu…
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R2C2 to Unify Command and Control Capability Across Military Space Assets
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The majority of military space assets on-orbit today, were built during an uncontested space era, and the ground systems currently supporting them are increasingly inhibited by outdated technology. Now, an emerging imperative for dynamic space operations, means the Space Force must not only develop new, manueverable satellites, but also implement a…
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Dynamic Space Operations: A Requirement for Joint Operations
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Space Systems Command recently revealed details from its Parallax Rising 2.2 tabletop exercise, which explored the emerging requirement to maneuver satellites in space. The exercise focused on developing solutions for “Dynamic Space Operations,” an operational concept advocated by retired Lieutenant General John E. Shaw. While the capacity to maneu…
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Victus Nox Illustrates the Rise of Tactically Responsive Space
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As space evolves into an increasingly hostile warfighting domain, rapid response capability is becoming an essential part of Department of Defense (DOD) operations. That’s why when the Space Force and its industry partners successfully fielded, launched and initiated satellite operations during its Victus Nox demonstration, the record-setting feat …
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CMMC 2.0 and The Zero-Trust Strategy: How the DOD is Accelerating Cybersecurity Across the Defense-Industrial Base
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Cyberspace has become essential to streamlining decision-making up and down the kill chain. But now, the threat landscape in the cyber domain is more malicious than ever. In response, the DOD is implementing its Zero-Trust Strategy by 2027 to secure its cyber operations. As part of this process, the DOD rolled out the Cybersecurity Maturity Model C…
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Transforming National Security Space Acquisition Starts with Congress
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As the legislative branch with the “power of the purse,” Congress has a constitutional duty to shape the policy and provide the funding required for the United States Space Force to accomplish its mission. Space, however, is an emerging domain for the warfighter that requires the Space Force to scale its capability at the speed of need. To this end…
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Revolutionizing Missile Warning with the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture
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In 2023, the Space Development Agency (SDA) launched its initial round of satellites for its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) with the intention of modernizing the missile warning architecture watching over our nation. The SDA followed this up with a second successful launch in September 2023, with one final launch for its Tranche …
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The Space Force's CASR Framework: Bridging Military Requirements and Commercial Capability
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Earlier this year, Col. Richard Kniseley of the United States Space Systems Command initiated a program for commercial space companies to be called upon by the United States Space Force in times of crisis. This program, dubbed the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve - or CASR for short - is akin to the United States Air Force’s Civil Reserve Air …
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The AI Advantage for National Security Space
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Since the launch of ChatGPT in March 2023, generative artificial intelligence has seemingly taken the world by storm. AI has become a topic of conversation - and concern - for its potential to affect just about every industry. In response, the Department of Defense has launched "Task Force Lima" to understand the ramifications and use cases for AI …
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