U.S. Space Force Seeks Strength In Numbers With Global Partnerships

Mobile User Objective System ground station at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy

The provision to Canada of access to the Mobile User Objective System for six years is the U.S. Space Force’s largest foreign military sale yet.

Credit: Naval Air Station Sigonella
The U.S. military is increasingly taking an allied approach to space. Washington is linking arms with NATO and is ready to support what officials see as a coming surge in space-related foreign military sales. The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) saw a 500% increase in foreign military...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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