Report: Space Force strategy, resources insufficient to counter China – SpaceNews
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The U.S. Space Force lacks the resources and warrior mentality needed to compete with China in an increasingly militarized space domain, according to a new report that challenges the service’s fundamental strategy.
The report, released Feb. 19 by the Mitchell Institute’s Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence, takes direct aim at Space Force Chief Gen. Chance Saltzman’s “theory of success” framework, arguing that his emphasis on competitive endurance over victory could leave America vulnerable in the new space race.
“Systemic issues exist within the Space Force and Department of Defense that threaten the success of the Space Force in a long-term competition with China,” write authors Charles Galbreath and Jennifer Reeves, both retired military officers and senior fellows at the Mitchell Institute, a nonpartisan think tank affiliated with the Air & Space Forces Association.
At the heart of their criticism is what they see as a culture problem: While other military branches embrace their combat roles, the five-year-old Space Force has struggled to develop a similar war-fighting ethos among its guardians, as Space Force personnel are known.
