Gen. Stephen Whiting, head of U.S. Space Command, visits Silentium Defence in Adelaide, Australia, a company that specializes in space domain awareness. This was part of a larger visit Whiting made in June 2025 across the Indo-Pacific, including Australia, New Zealand and Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii. Credit: U.S. Space Command

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force on July 8 rolled out its first International Partnership Strategy, a blueprint for how America’s newest military branch intends to transition from sporadic global cooperation to a more deliberate and integrated space coalition with trusted allies.

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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...