Meet the NSIC: The Space Force's New Intel Center, NASIC To Be Retained
The US Space Force has established the new National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC) as space becomes a vital domain for national security.
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The US Space Force has established the new National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC) as space becomes a vital domain for national security.
Not all analysts charged with space-related intel work at the legacy NASIC will move to the new office, sources tell Breaking Defense.
The MoA will be followed by a set of annexes that include how the Defense Department will share funds, personnel and/or technology to help the Office of Space Commerce stand up a civil structure for space situational awareness (SSA).
The funding increase that Congress provided to Defense Department R&D programs in fiscal year 2022 outpaced those of most nondefense science agencies. The Biden administration is seeking significant budget increases for some priorities in fiscal year 2023, but its proposals still leave early-stage R&D facing significant cuts.
"The space industry is evolving, expanding at an extremely fast pace. As new players come on board the number of risk rises but so does the number of opportunities," said French Ambassador Philippe Étienne.