2026-09-14 Space Forces Pacific · Theater Joint Force Space Component Posture · Presence · Partnership
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Air Force Secretary Troy Meink revealed Sept. 14 the Space Force has “space control weapons” on orbit today—the Pentagon’s most direct acknowledgement to date that the U.S. is operating offensive capabilities in space.
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The launch marks the 400th orbital flight from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff is scheduled during an 87-minute window that opens at 2:49 p.m. EDT (1849 UTC).
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Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink revealed that the service deployed on-orbit space control weapons but did not offer details on the type of weapon.
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These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Sept. 14, 2026, based on Navy and public data. In cases in which a CSG or ARG is…
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The Air Force plans to field at least 500 semi-autonomous fighter drones known as Collaborative Combat Aircraft by 2032, and another 500 cheap reconnaissance and strike drones known as Massed Modular Aircraft that same year,…
China’s military will get every possible resource from the home front if needed during a war, according to a change in the law to take effect in October.
The Republic of Djibouti became the 72nd nation and eighth African country to sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony Monday at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The Artemis Accords are the first set of practical principles…
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North Korea fired short-range ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and attack drones at an island in the Sea of Japan on Sunday as part of a “firepower attack drill,” state media reported. Subunits from five artillery and…
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