U.S. Space Force Hones Realistic Training For On-Orbit War

U.S. Space Force testing equipment

U.S. Space Force Guardians supported the recent joint exercise Resolute Space 2025 with an electromagnetic range environment that allowed participants to train in realistic conditions.

Credit: U.S. Space Force
The U.S. Space Force is overhauling its training systems and doctrines to recognize a new operational reality: Space is no longer benign. Warfighters once drilled using real-world systems in nonthreatening training environments, but Space Force Guardians now face a congested, contested domain. The...
Vivienne Machi

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

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