Spacecom Chief Calls For Space Maneuver Warfare Strategy

Argo Space Corp. CEO Robert Carlisle (left) speaks with Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, during an open forum discussion at the Apollo Insight Commercial Integration tabletop exercise in Colorado Springs, Colorado, March 23, 2026.  Credit: USSPACECOM photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shannon Burns

Argo Space Corp. CEO Robert Carlisle (left) speaks with Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, during an open forum discussion at the Apollo Insight Commercial Integration tabletop exercise in Colorado Springs on March 23.

Credit: USSPACECOM photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shannon Burns
COLORADO SPRINGS—U.S. Space Command (Spacecom) is beginning to craft a strategy focused on space-based maneuvering as adversaries increasingly demonstrate new refueling and logistics activities, Commander Gen. Stephen Whiting said April 14. “When we look at scenarios involving a protracted conflict...
Vivienne Machi

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

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