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SASC posture hearing, Department of the Air Force, May 20, 2025
Published by U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services on May 20, 2025.
Saltzman's May 20, 2025 Senate testimony on counter-space systems designed to defeat hostile use of space.
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… 5 makers' hands. 6 To assure our missions are resilient to attacks we are 7 investing in proliferated constellations, we are investing 8 in launch infrastructure to ensure steady and cost- 9 effective deployment of capabilities, and we are developing 10 protective measures for our satellites and networks. And 11 finally, to hold an adversary's space assets at risk, we 12 are investing in counter-space systems designed to defeat 13 any attempt to use space capabilities to target our forces 14 or our homeland. 15 Because of the work we have already done, additional 16 resources given to the Space Force will enable accelerated 17 delivery and expanded capacity in each of these areas. 18 Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the Space 19 Force's fiscal year 2026 posture. Our guardians stand at …
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