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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Hegseth criticizes Pentagon bureaucracy at Colorado space stops on 'Arsenal of Freedom' tour

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used Feb. 23 visits to Sierra Space in Louisville and to Buckley Space Force Base to cast Pentagon procurement and bureaucracy as the industry's primary adversary, pressing for acquisition reform during his nationwide 'Arsenal of Freedom' tour and meeting company staff and new recruits.

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2026-02-24T05:34:14.035396-08:00
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SpaceWatch Global

Plausible Deniability in Orbit: How Gaps in Space Law Enable Potential Weaponization

By SpaceWatch Global: In spring 2024, a lone Russian satellite drifting through an unexpected low Earth orbit (LEO) set off alarms from Washington to Brussels. Was it an innocuous on-orbit experiment or the first sign of an exo-atmospheric strike platform?.

2026-02-24T03:54:52.049482-08:00