U.S. Army

The U.S. Army is a branch of the U.S. military that plays a significant role in space, primarily as a major user of space-based capabilities. It relies on satellite communications, GPS, and missile warning systems to support terrestrial operations. The Army's Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) operates the 1st Space Brigade, which utilizes satellites and space technology for communication, intelligence, and force protection, working with partners like the U.S. Space Force. Key activities include space operations, missile defense, and developing space-related technologies for future warfare. Associated keywords: satellite communications, missile defense, space operations, intelligence, GPS, USASMDC.

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The Air and Space Army of Spain is implementing several projects with defense industry actors, including a new Space Situation Awareness tool.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Sep 5, 2025El jefe del Ejército del Aire: "España aboga por el uso responsable del Espacio"

The PLAAF holds a near monopoly over air-launched anti-ship munitions in the People's Liberation Army.

GeneralValue 1.2Sep 4, 2025RT by @luritie: 🇨🇳 The ramjet-powered YJ-15 supersonic anti-ship cruise missile mockups that were displayed at the recent military parade in Beijing feature suspension lugs, which is to say that these were meant to represent air-launched anti-ship cruise missiles. The YJ-15 is likely to be integrated with the PLA Navy Air Force's (PLANAF) carrier-borne catapult-assisted take-off barrier arrested recovery (CATOBAR) J-15T fighter aircraft, the PLA Air Force's J-16 fighter aircraft, and perhaps the PLAAF's H-6K/H-6J/H-6N bomber aircraft. The PLAAF, which currently holds a near monopoly over air-launched anti-ship munitions in the People's Liberation Army (PLA), received the bulk of the PLANAF's land-based fixed-wing crewed combat aircraft in 2023. This includes the PLANAF's H-6G/H-6L and H-6J bombers, which were optimized for maritime strike, unlike the PLAAF's H-6 bomber variants, which were until ca. 2020 primarily used to employ stand-off land-attack munitions. While all of the PLAAF's H-6K, (ex-PLANAF) H-6J—and seemingly the closely related and reportedly nuclear-armed H-6N—bombers as well as the older (ex-PLANAF) H-6G/H-6L are capable of launching the preceding ramjet-powered YJ-12 supersonic anti-ship cruise missile, which was unveiled at the 2015 iteration of the recent military parade, all of the aforementioned versions of the H-6 bomber design other than the older (ex-PLANAF) H-6G/H-6L appear to be limited to carrying no more than 4x YJ-12 air-launched anti-ship cruise missiles per sortie. This is despite each of these aircraft having a total of six wing-mounted weapons stations that can be used to carry and launch the likes of the long-range KD-20 (subsonic) air-launched land-attack cruise missile. The new YJ-15 appears to be considerably smaller and lighter than the preceding YJ-12. Should it be integrated onto the PLAAF's H-6K/H-6J/H-6N bombers—likely alongside the PLAAF's J-16 fighters (and perhaps other aircraft) and the PLANAF's carrier-borne CATOBAR J-15T fighters—the deployment of the YJ-15 will likely substantially enhance the maritime strike capabilities of the PLAAF's sizeable bomber force. https://x.com/shahpas/status/1958220105768153250

Key agencies and commands at Redstone Arsenal include the Army Materiel Command, the Missile Defense Agency, and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.

GeneralValue 2.0Sep 3, 2025U.S. Space Command Headquarters is moving to Huntsville

The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) showcased 11 missiles during the parade this year.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.0Sep 3, 2025JingLei-1 Air-Launched Long-Range Missile, JuLang-3 SLBM, DF-61 Land-Based ICBM, and DF-31BJ New Land-Based ICBM: For the first time, these systems are displayed together, showcasing China’s land, sea, and air-based “triad” strategic nuclear forces.

A general from the Army has returned to lead INTA after over a decade of directors from the Air Force and Space.

GovernanceValue 2.2Aug 29, 2025El general Campo Loarte pasa a dirigir el INTA, el gran organismo de investigación del Ministerio de Defensa

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) reformed its command structure in April 2024, disestablishing the Strategic Support Force and establishing the Aerospace Force.

GovernancePlanValue 3.5Aug 12, 2025China's Nuclear Early-Warning Architecture

The 2015 military reforms reshaped the People's Liberation Army (PLA) high command.

GovernanceValue 2.0Aug 7, 2025China's Evolving Nuclear Command and Control for Launch-on-Warning

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is developing high-frequency direction finding (HF/DF) capabilities.

CapabilityValue 3.6Jul 29, 2025The PLA's High-Frequency Direction Finding Network

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) relies on a limited number of geosynchronous (GEO) satellites for military satellite communications.

CapabilityValue 2.5Jul 22, 2025The Military Implications of China's Guowang Megaconstellation

Gilat DataPath, a subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks, has secured a U.S. Army SATCOM contract worth over $7 million, with potential to scale to $70 million.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.5Jul 21, 2025Middle East Space Roundup: 14 to 20 July 2025

Major James F. Linzey served nearly 24 years as an Army and Air Force chaplain and retired with the rank of major.

GovernanceValue 1.2Jul 21, 2025The National Cathedral Version of the Space Force Hymn: âCreator of the Universeâ

Operational control of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense site at Vandenberg is provided by the U.S. Army, with support functions provided by the Space Force and Air Force.

GeneralGovernanceValue 3.0Jun 30, 2025Guardians on the West Coast: The Space and Missile Technology Center and Vandenberg museum

The U.S. Army provides operational control of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense site at Vandenberg, with support functions provided by the Space Force and the Air Force.

GeneralValue 3.0Jun 30, 2025Guardians on the West Coast: The Space and Missile Technology Center and Vandenberg museum

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) uses Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) to analyze visual data from satellites.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.2May 28, 2025PLA Space-Based Automatic Target Recognition

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has a rapidly expanding network of imagery intelligence (IMINT) satellites.

GrowthCapabilityValue 2.5May 22, 2025The PLA's Imagery Satellites

In 2017, Dean Cheng testified that the People’s Liberation Army was developing high power-output microwaves radiating energy hundreds to 10,000 times greater than radar.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0May 12, 2025Russian and Chinese development of radiofrequency directed energy weapons (RF DEW) for counterspace

Project Horizon, a US Army effort studying a future lunar base, began on March 20, 1959.

PlanValue 3.0Mar 24, 2025Boeing’s early lunar base concept of 1959

Tactical Exploitation of National CAPabilities (TENCAP) began with US Army and Air Force interest in direct access to electronic intelligence data.

CapabilityValue 2.2Mar 10, 2025Stars in the sky: The top secret URSALA, RAQUEL, and FARRAH satellites from the 1970s to the 21st century

By the late 1970s, the satellites began serving tactical users like deployed Army and Air Force units in Europe and Korea.

GeneralCapabilityValue 2.0Jan 27, 2025Titan’s spinners: the FARRAH satellites

One of Ursa Major’s solid rocket motors completed a successful flight test on a Raytheon-built missile for the U.S. Army on 2024-12-18.

PlanCapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 18, 2024Raytheon tests Ursa Major’s rocket motor in U.S. Army missile flight

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