Gen Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, speaks at the Mitchell Institute hosts the Fourth Annual Spacepower Security Forum at the Army Navy Country Club. Credit: Jud McCrehin, Air & Space Forces Association

WASHINGTON —  The Trump administration’s fiscal year 2027 budget proposal calls for a sharp expansion of U.S. military spending, including a particularly large increase for the U.S. Space Force as the Pentagon shifts resources toward on-orbit capabilities for missile defense.

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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...