{"id":31433,"date":"2022-12-09T20:28:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T20:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2022\/12\/09\/defense-bill-underlines-need-for-tactically-responsive-space-program\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:48:13","slug":"defense-bill-underlines-need-for-tactically-responsive-space-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2022\/12\/09\/defense-bill-underlines-need-for-tactically-responsive-space-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense bill underlines need for tactically responsive space program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The compromise version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/budget\/2022\/12\/08\/house-passes-defense-bill-with-more-taiwan-ukraine-security-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\">fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act<\/a> keeps language calling for the U.S. Space Force to fund a tactically responsive space program \u2014 continuing a three-year push for the service to prioritize the capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The policy bill urges the Space Force to create a stable funding line for the effort and work with other Department of Defense stakeholders to coordinate requirements for an on-demand space launch capability that is responsive to operational needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House <a href=\"https:\/\/rules.house.gov\/sites\/democrats.rules.house.gov\/files\/BILLS-117HR7776EAS-RCP117-70.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">approved the bipartisan bill<\/a> Dec. 8, and the Senate is expected to consider it next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill also includes a seemingly innocuous, yet significant change in the language lawmakers have used when referring to the capability. In previous policy, Congress called for a \u201cresponsive launch\u201d program, but the new bill uses the term \u201cresponsive space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2022\/04\/20\/us-space-force-developing-plans-for-tactically-responsive-capabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\">That change echoes Space Force leaders<\/a>, who have stressed that having the ability to quickly field new satellites is not just about launch support, but also ground infrastructure, payload development, operations and sustainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRather than just focusing on the launch problem, we\u2019re focusing on the entire launch to capability-on-orbit construct,\u201d Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, commander of Space Systems Command, said at the C4ISRNET Conference in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congressional interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2021\/06\/14\/northrop-grumman-launches-experimental-satellite-for-the-space-force-from-a-plane\/\" target=\"_blank\">responsive space<\/a> comes amid concerns that U.S. space systems face growing threats from adversaries like China and Russia and a space environment that is increasingly congested with commercial satellites and space debris. If a satellite is targeted or damaged, lawmakers say, the U.S. needs to be able to rapidly replace it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe built our architecture decades ago when we did not have adversaries in space. It was not considered a warfighting domain,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2022\/07\/12\/us-space-force-plan-for-rapid-satellite-launches-may-finally-take-off\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., told C4ISRNET in June<\/a>. \u201cSo, we have a lot of our eggs in just a few baskets. We have these massive satellites that are phenomenally capable, but are also big, fat, juicy targets. And the Chinese know that, the Russians know that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For its part, the Space Force has been crafting an acquisition strategy for the effort and is planning its second responsive space demonstration for mid-2023. For that mission, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/space\/2022\/10\/04\/space-force-awards-rapid-satellite-launch-demonstration-contracts\/\" target=\"_blank\">dubbed \u201cVictus Nox,\u201d<\/a> the service\u2019s Space Safari program office will work with Millennium Space Systems to produce a spacecraft in a matter of months and Firefly Aerospace to launch it with only 24 hours notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service is also working with U.S. Space Command to develop requirements for a future program. SPACECOM had expected to complete a responsive space needs study this summer, but a spokeswoman told C4ISRNET that work is now expected to conclude early next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a briefing slides obtained by C4ISRNET, the Space Force expects to finalize its planning for a tactically responsive space program in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To date, funding for responsive space demonstrations has mostly come from congressionally led initiatives. Lawmakers appropriated $50 million in fiscal 2021 and 2022, and the policy bill recommends $100 million in fiscal 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Space Force hasn\u2019t confirmed whether it will seek funding for the effort in its fiscal 2024 budget. 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