U.S. Space Force sends wish list to Congress that includes space surveillance satellites

摘要

The U.S. Space Force is asking Congress for $832 million over its $17.4 billion budget request for its unfunded priority list — an annual wish list of spending every service sends lawmakers. The request sent June 3 to Congress includes additional funding for dozens of programs, repairs to Space Force facilities, and $279 million in classified spending to "develop a war fighting punch." The Space Force wish list sets aside $113 million to grow new missions. That includes $28 million toward radio frequency payloads for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Blackjack program, which seeks to demonstrate the utility of a proliferated constellation of networked satellites in low Earth orbit for the military. With this request, Space Force would test new space-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities on orbit in fiscal 2022 and 2023 to inform future investment.