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Regular readers of #ArmyMadSci are already familiar with the five domains associated with contemporary combat operations — land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. When Russia launched its “Special Military Operation” into Ukraine in February 2022, the world watched as the Ukrainian Armed Forces absorbed and withstood the amassed might of the Russian Ground, Airborne, Naval, and Aerospace Forces arrayed against it. One integral aspect of Ukraine’s valiant defense was the role the #privatesector played in providing corroborative intelligence via space imagery, effective cyber security, and resilient Command and Control networks. The Atlantic Council Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security coined a new sobriquet — the “#sixthdomain” — to capture the private sectors’ contributions in contemporary combat operations. Today’s post by the U.S. Army War College’s Team Sullivan’s Travels member LTC Kristine Hinds assesses the importance of the sixth domain to future conflicts — especially in supporting coalition partners in geographically separated locations. Check it out at: https://lnkd.in/gYKabYaQ #TRADOC #ArmyModernization #AWC

Regular readers of #ArmyMadSci are already familiar with the five domains associated with contemporary combat operations — land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. When Russia launched its “Special Military Operation” into Ukraine in February 2022, the world watched as the Ukrainian Armed Forces absorbed and withstood the amassed might of the Russian Ground, Airborne, Naval, and Aerospace Forces arrayed against it. One integral aspect of Ukraine’s valiant defense was the role the #privatesector played in providing corroborative intelligence via space imagery, effective cyber security, and resilient Command and Control networks. The Atlantic Council Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security coined a new sobriquet — the “#sixthdomain” — to capture the private sectors’ contributions in contemporary combat operations. Today’s post by the U.S. Army War College’s Team Sullivan’s Travels member LTC Kristine Hinds assesses the importance of the sixth domain to future conflicts — especially in supporting coalition partners in geographically separated locations. Check it out at: https://lnkd.in/gYKabYaQ #TRADOC #ArmyModernization #AWC

#Event | The Outer Space Security Conference 2024 starts tomorrow! 🚀✨ The #OS24 will bring together the diplomatic community, military experts, industry leaders, civil society and academia to tackle the pressing challenges and explore solutions for space security. 🗓️ 10-11 September  📍 Geneva and online 🔗 unidir.org/os24 This conference will explore a range of topics, including threats to space systems, international efforts to prevent an arms race in outer space and the connections between space security and sustainability. With space technology becoming increasingly vital to our daily lives, ensuring the security of outer space has never been more important!

Tyler Bates is wise to point out the latest from the PLA Space Force and its revealed structure. In the future, global superpowers are either #space powers, or they aren't superpowers. Full Stop. Our adversaries understand this, but do we? Space access, mobility, infrastructure, and, ultimately, resource utilization will determine who the winners and losers are of the #5ir, which is the #spaceeconomy, a $10T 2050s opportunity. -GSP- MilkyWayEconomy @the space economy

"Last of all things is to scale the wall of a Citadel/Capitol with your troops" - Sun Tzu. This was clearly one of China's greatest military tacticians giving advice on warfare. Today, America's Citadels are in cyberspace. From #SIGNINTL to social media platforms. It's imperative that America contain #TikTok in order to accomplish larger goals in dominating cyberspace or any other areas of space. Using Freedom of Speech to protect foreign adversaries domestic interests here on American soil is being applied by loyal Beijing followers. Defensive arguments on National Security is of course, applicable. Yet, one simple fact should standout, if a company is controlled by a foreign power, adversary or not, American Constitutional law doesn't apply, leaving companies like Tik Tok open to espionage tribunals. Any domestic company that can elude extinction by the Department of Defense overnight, is an internal threat to America.

While progress has been made... top brass from Europe’s four largest military space operators say there is still a ways to go in working out how Europe and the United States will jointly respond to growing threats from Russia and China.

The authors are spot-on: "The cyberspace expertise resident within each service is tailored to the unique mission and domain-specific requirements for the cyberspace elements supporting the warfighting platforms in the physical domains (land, air, maritime and space.)" Creating separate services creates bureaucratic barriers that induce friction into a situation where it is already rife. We should be simplifying the means of support for commanders rather than making them coordinate with other agencies who have their own interests and institutional cultures.

🌌 Pentagon Overhauls Classification Policy to Boost Collaboration in Military Space Programs... The Pentagon Force Protection Agency is taking a bold step forward by updating its policy on military space program secrecy. This change is a strategic move to enhance collaboration with allies and commercial entities in the space sector. Here's what you need to know: 🤝 The update aims to improve agility and collaboration, acknowledging the need to respond to the evolving threats. 🛰️ While the United States Space Force and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) maintain certain confidential details, they are now engaging more with commercial satellite operators for unclassified data. 📜 Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks' memo marks a shift from "declassification" to "unclassification," facilitating information-sharing with individuals holding lower security clearances. This policy overhaul reflects a significant recognition of the role of commercial space capabilities and the necessity for quick, effective responses to space threats. How do you think this policy change will impact collaboration in military space programs? https://lnkd.in/eurA52mU #MilitarySpace #Collaboration #Pentagon #SpacePolicy #NationalSecurity

𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀   That was the theme of last week’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference, hosted by the Air & Space Forces Association. As always, it was a can’t-miss event! If you did miss it, though, here are some of our key takeaways: • 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁: The provisional Integrated Capabilities Command will lead efforts to prioritize modernization in key investment areas while working to establish the new Air Force Institutional Command next year. • 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗬𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: The Space Force – the newest and least-funded military service – must make critical investments to effectively protect and defend against adversaries. • 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Lt. Gen. Leah Lauderback, Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations, stressed the role of cyber readiness – for warfighter communications and cyber ops – to reoptimize for the Great Power Competition.   Read our full event recap in Boscobel Marketing Communications’ FedBizBeat blog: https://lnkd.in/eqKvmVxp   #AFANational #AirForce #SpaceForce #GovCon

Last year at the #MSC2023, I asked about the challenges to #NATO - and our societies - with regard to the rapid technological developments and foreseeable changes in modern warfare. And here we are in 2024: #strategicforesight #space #cyber #connectivity