U.S. Army gears up for space warfare, drawing lessons from Ukraine
Top Stories Tamfitronics Col. Princeton Wright, Army capability manager for space and high altitude at the Army's Space and Missile Defense Command (center), speaks Aug. 6 at the Space and Missile Defense Conference in Huntsville, Alabama. Credit: SMDCWASHINGTON The U.S. Army is taking cues from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to prepare for a new era of space-based warfare.“The war in Ukraine has given us a stark warning: the character of war is changing,” said Col. Princeton Wright, capability manager for space and high altitude at the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC).Wright spoke during a panel discussion Aug. 6 at the Space and Missile Defense Conference in Huntsville, Alabama.The conflict in Ukraine has served as a stark demonstration of modern electronic warfare capabilities, with Russia’s deployment of jamming systems and other disruptive...
