U.S. military space leaders spent the better part of last year debating whether the time was ripe to invest further in in-space servicing and refueling. But going into 2026, the messaging has begun to coalesce around a more positive note.

Editors are joined by analyst Sash Tusa to discuss the fallout of the Munich Security Conference and Saudi Arabia's World Defense Show.

The service’s special operations forces are arguing for their relevance as upgrade plans evolve.

Private capital is flowing into a wide variety of U.S. government-backed mineral projects.

“We would be foolish if we didn’t take advantage of commercial space capabilities,” a Space Force official says.