Tag: China
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University of Colorado lab helps UAE Mars mission
Two of the three missions from Earth arriving at Mars this week and next have Colorado connections. While the higher profile two is NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover (hopefully) landing on Mars Thursday, The United Arab Emirates have a satellite Hope that entered the red planet’s orbit Tuesday, with the help of the Laboratory for…
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Colorado Springs Mayor Suthers: Air Force’s Space Command decision ‘absolutely comical’
A document created by the Pentagon to justify its decision to strip Colorado Springs of U.S. Space Command and send its 1,400 troops to Alabama has caused even more consternation among local leaders who say it proves the process was flawed and politics may have played a role. The Air Force found Colorado lacking in…
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Lamborn calls for probe of Space Command move
Alleging improprieties on a Trump administration decision to strip U.S. Space Command away from Colorado Springs and move its troops to Alabama, U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn on Tuesday asked the Government Accountability Office to open an investigation. Lamborn, of Colorado Springs, cited political pressure exerted on Air Force leaders to locate the command in Huntsville,…
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Democrats add heft to effort to keep Space Command in Colorado Springs
With U.S. Space Command in the balance, a lawmaker perennially voted as the most conservative member of Congress is turning left for help. U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn isn’t switching parties, but the decision in the final days of the Trump administration to move the command and its 1,400 troops to Alabama has been compounded by…
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Pentagon issues new plan for electronic wars of future | Tom Roeder
The Pentagon has issued a new strategy that looks to software, artificial intelligence and faster 5G networks to win future wars. The military over the past 20 years has learned a new way of elect ronic-enabled warfare that allows better targeting of enemies through high-tech intelligence methods and networks that can quickly connect units in…