{"id":18492,"date":"2019-09-03T13:30:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T13:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/09\/03\/increasing-allied-role-in-space-a-priority-for-space-command-head\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:45:10","slug":"increasing-allied-role-in-space-a-priority-for-space-command-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2019\/09\/03\/increasing-allied-role-in-space-a-priority-for-space-command-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Increasing allied role in space a \u2018priority\u2019 for Space Command head"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The newly installed head of the reborn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2019\/08\/29\/spacecom-is-a-go-newest-combatant-command-signed-into-existence\/\" target=_blank>U.S. Space Command<\/a>, doesn\u2019t want to go it alone anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHistorically, we haven\u2019t needed to have allies in space,\u201d Gen. Jay Raymond said Aug. 29 at the Pentagon. But now, as space becomes a full-on war-fighting domain, working with allies is \u201ca big growth area for us. And I think it\u2019s going to provide our country a big advantage. We\u2019re stronger together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raymond acknowledged that working with allies isn\u2019t always easy, given the nature of intelligence sharing restrictions and concerns about letting foreign nationals \u2014 even those from countries closest to the U.S. \u2014 into operation centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That has improved in recent years, partly due to the creation of the Combined Space Operations Center, which includes personnel from the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are working very closely with our partners, specifically our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2018\/02\/05\/french-official-details-intelligence-sharing-relationship-with-five-eyes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Five Eyes partners<\/a>, France, Germany and Japan. We exercise together, we train together, we conduct war games together,\u201d Raymond said, referring to a five-strong partnership of the U.S., the U.K, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other reason the U.S. largely operated alone in space? The reality that few countries around the world had space-launch capabilities. That also has changed over the last 15 years, with a number of military partners and allies around the globe, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2018\/05\/22\/israels-new-200-million-satellite-sparks-controversy-and-questions\/\" target=_blank>Israel<\/a>, Poland, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2017\/03\/01\/turkey-moves-to-launch-space-agency\/\" target=_blank>Turkey<\/a>, New Zealand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/space-symposium\/2016\/04\/12\/us-uae-to-share-space-situational-awareness-data\/\" target=_blank>and the United Arab Emirates<\/a> having stood up new space agencies to cash in on the growing commercial space boom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the lead up to Space Command\u2019s launch, the U.S. and the U.K. strengthened space partnerships. Britain is the first international partner to formally sign up for an American-led coalition called Operation Olympic Defender aimed at strengthening allies\u2019 abilities to deter hostile actions by rivals in orbit. Britain also last year awarded a contract for its first-ever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/farnborough\/2018\/07\/16\/lockheed-selected-to-build-first-uk-spaceport\/\" target=_blank>domestic space launch facility<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The growth of commercial space has opened up opportunities for the Pentagon to host military payloads on satellites put into orbit by other nations. That process began <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2019\/07\/05\/how-2-space-norway-satellites-will-help-the-air-force-in-the-arctic\/\" target=_blank>with Norway<\/a> and Japan, and Raymond indicated a desire to see more hosted-payload programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe absolutely are open for new partnerships; we\u2019re eagerly working those partnerships,\u201d Raymond said. \u201cI mentioned the countries that we\u2019re working very closely with today, but we are looking forward to continuing to expand that. 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