US Space Force preparing contracts for using commercial assets during conflict; Allied Space Strategy expected this spring

by Peter B. de Selding

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The U.S. Space Force expects to sign its first contracts with commercial space operators in fiscal-year 2025 under a new policy regime that brings commercial assets directly into combat alongside the U.S. military in ways that would have been unthinkable not long ago, Space Force Vice Chief of Operations Gen. Michael A. Guetlein said.

The Space Force also expects to publish this spring its Allied Space Strategy, a document that he suggested will demonstrate the US military’s belief that the benefits . . .

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