December 12, 2025 - According to Breaking Defense, Chatman told attendees at the AI+ Space Summit in Washington, D.C. last week that Space Force is installing a new multi-million-dollar counter-UAS system at the Cape that will not only boost security forces' existing ability to track UAS, but also allow them to "engage those capabilities" when necessary. Chatman told Breaking Defense that, while security forces at the base currently have some ability to defeat drones in their airspace, the new system will offer "holistic coverage over the Cape, as opposed to pockets of coverage" that the base has today.

June 17, 2026 - The unit is responsible for operating a network of sensors and defeat systems designed to detect, track, identify, and neutralize unmanned aircraft before they can threaten personnel, infrastructure, or operational activities.

March 23, 2026 - The warning signal from space is then received on the ground by systems known as the U.S. Space Force’s Joint Tactical Ground Stations. The signal is sent from space using secure satellite communications, received by these ground stations and then quickly distributed to other parts of the missile defense network. But satellites cannot do everything to detect and track missiles.

March 21, 2026 - It can operate across all military domains, including at sea and in space. “The intent is for all future counter-UAS that the DoW [Department of War] purchases to be plug-and-play into our common tactical command and control interface,” ...

March 21, 2026 - The warning signal from space is then received on the ground by systems known as the U.S. Space Force’s Joint Tactical Ground Stations. The signal is sent from space using secure satellite communications, received by these ground stations, and then quickly distributed to other parts of the missile defense network. But satellites cannot do everything to detect and track missiles.

July 19, 2026 - While specific capabilities remain ... electronic environment include: Sovereign Network Architecture: Continuous data transport and targeting metrics routed through hardened military communication bands. Beyond-Line-of-Sight Support: Real-time satellite communications (SATCOM) links sustaining unprecedented numbers of deployed one-way aerial and naval attack drones...

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April 30, 2025 - Spedero told Timmons that the technology many commanders have to track drones over their installations “is not sufficient. The development and fielding of “domain awareness sensors is a critical first step.”

December 11, 2025 - Those space launches come on top of military missile tests and a tremendous amount of civilian air traffic, so both counter-drone tests and operational defenses must be carefully calibrated to jam only unauthorized drones, while not interfering with legitimate communication and navigation systems. “It’s a holistic look at everything that’s happened in the RF [radio frequency] environment to make sure that we protect and defend the Eastern Range, while not having second order effects that will impact other operations, [using] RF effectors that are deconflicted in the spectrum,” Chatman

May 14, 2026 - The Space Force’s satellites have been actively involved in tracking targets inside Iran, according to President Donald Trump. (US Space Force/Dave Grim) ... The United States Space Force, the sixth and newest branch of the United States military, is playing an active role in the ongoing conflict with Iran. It has been involved in the war with Iran in several ways, including conducting electronic warfare (EW), disabling Iranian communication systems, tracking Iranian missile launches, and providing crucial satellite communications (SATCOM) to US forces.

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July 20, 2026 - From missile warning to satellite communications for drones, the Space Force has played a key, if often unseen, role in the U.S. conflict with Iran, the head of the service’s Combat Forces Command said July 17.

4 weeks ago - In addition to these core functions, ... and space domain awareness (i.e., detecting, characterizing, attributing, and tracking objects in space to understand intent and predict movement)....

June 23, 2026 - Kristina Randall)U.S. Army 3rd Special Forces Group · The tactic coming to the fore of electronic warfare is GPS spoofing. Unmanned systems, particularly in the air and on the sea, function as self-driven patrols to provide reconnaissance. An effective way to render drones – or other types of military assets –useless without attacking directly is to disrupt their ability to communicate or feed them false information.

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March 1, 2026 - Space Force opens secretive space tracking to commercial firms Space Force opens secretive space tracking to commercial firms

April 25, 2026 - US deploys Golden Dome ALPS passive sensor in Virginia to detect cruise missiles and low altitude drones during real world operational testing and evaluation

April 23, 2026 - “We are providing continuous oversight where traditional sensors cannot reach to protect their freedom of maneuver.” By eliminating blind spots, commanders in every domain can decisively act with total air domain awareness—maximizing outcomes that maintain superiority within their battlespace, without incurring undue risk to their personnel and assets.

December 8, 2022 - Whether it’s aiding a country ... we coordinate across all domains and hostile environments to ensure communication is seamless between all branches. This includes the use of GPS and radar-enhanced systems to track and guide aircraft, ground vehicles and missiles...

March 1, 2026 - The pathway runs through the Space Domain Awareness Tools, Applications and Processing Lab, or SDA TAP Lab, in Colorado Springs.