Rocket Resupply Sounds Cool, But There Are Smarter Ways For The U.S. Military To Spend Its Money
The U.S. Air Force might want to start delivering cargo all over the world in giant rockets.
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The U.S. Air Force might want to start delivering cargo all over the world in giant rockets.
Over the past two years, America’s near-peer competitors have reorganized and integrated their air, deterrent, missile defense, cyber and space forces to make them more effective. But U.S. competitors aren’t just reorganizing; they are building and fielding capabilities that create new vulnerabilities for the U.S. in space. As Gen. Jay Raymond, head of Air Force… By Bill Bruner
In 2017, I wrote here that “SpaceX’s Reusable Rockets Could Revolutionize Warfare”. Four years later, it appears the Air Force now agrees. In a recent release from Air Force Public Affairs, a new category called Rocket Cargo is noted as one example of a capability called Future Tactical Lift – one of nine “Key Capabilities for the Air Force We Need”. This new recognition seems to have come out of recent senior-level meetings. Last summer, the Air Force Research Laboratory held a “WARTECH Summit” between the USAF’s operational and acquisition communities focusing on leading e...