Air Force Secretary Troy Meink speaks at the 2026 Air Space & Cyber conference. Credit: Jud McCrehin, Air & Space Forces Association

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — “Scaling” has become a watchword for Air Force and Space Force leaders as they push to field more weapons and space capabilities faster and in greater numbers.

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Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA’s National Defense...