Army Space & Missile Defense commander Lt. Gen. John Rafferty in September 2026 awarded the Combat Action Badge to servicemembers from 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, during a ceremony at Fort Carson, Colorado. Credit: SMDC

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is putting nearly $67 million into electromagnetic warfare prototype systems that would make it harder for adversaries to use space-based surveillance to find and target American forces.

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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...