Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, speaks at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 2026 Space Warfighter Forum in Colorado Springs, August 27, 2026. Credit: U.S. Space Command

WASHINGTON — U.S. Space Command says it has completed its first exercise focused on how military satellites could move more dynamically in orbit, using actual spacecraft across low, medium and geosynchronous orbits.

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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...