A split in the US Space Force: the Pentagon can not decide whether to monitor the circumlunar space or operations on Earth

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A split in the US Space Force: the Pentagon can not decide whether to monitor the circumlunar space or operations on Earth

British naval historian and geostrategist Sir Julian Corbett believed that the Navy, fighting at sea, should look to the coast, because it is there that the outcome of all confrontations is ultimately decided. For him, maritime dominance was a necessary but not sufficient condition for strategic and political success.

A similar opinion is shared today by some representatives of the Pentagon. Only in this case we are talking about space, writes 19fortyfive.



For example, according to the material, Frank Calvelli, head of the procurement department of the US Space Forces, believes that this type of troops should devote itself to supporting military operations on the ground.

At the same time, other Pentagon officials believe that the Space Force should focus exclusively on the study of the circumlunar space, together with NASA.

As a result, according to 19fortyfive, there has been a split in the American military community.

Some seem intent on refocusing on circumlunar space, while more traditional officers and officials, including Calvelly, like Corbett, are urging the US Space Force to focus on orbital operations conducted jointly with the Air Force, Army, fleet and the Marine Corps, the material says.

The authors of the article recall that something similar happened in the US Air Force, when the dispute was over the best strategy: massive bombardments of enemy strategic and infrastructure facilities or pinpoint strikes by fighter and assault aviation directly on the battlefield.

However, according to experts, the split in the US Space Force may be more pronounced and have more serious consequences. Indeed, if in the Air Force operations are carried out in the "same sky", albeit at different heights, then the above-mentioned "space concepts" affect diametrically opposite areas.

The authors explain that orbital operations in support of the armed forces are completely turned to the surface of the Earth. At the same time, what Calvelli's opponents propose can be considered a separate area altogether. After all, according to experts, the circumlunar space is about 1700 times larger than that controlled by the US Space Force to support ground operations. Much more money and effort is needed to study it.
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  1. +2
    30 January 2023 14: 55
    The Pentagon can not decide whether to monitor the circumlunar space or operations on Earth

    where the Soviet Lunar Tractor drove, let them not stare - this territory of Russia, as the successor
    1. -2
      30 January 2023 15: 58
      Both Soviet lunar rovers and their routes (tracks) were photographed by the NASA lunar probe Orbiter. And Luna stations too.
      From the same height, with the same camera, as well as the Apollo landing sites and the routes of their lunar Rovers.
      So everything is documented.
      fellow
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  2. 0
    30 January 2023 14: 56
    So where are they, toli to the smart, toli to the beautiful?
  3. -1
    30 January 2023 14: 57
    Why monitor circumlunar space?
    1. +3
      30 January 2023 15: 10
      Apparently they are working in advance. The future Station of the Artemis project may be threatened by various factors, including China, which is quietly settling there. Well, and the Decepticons, of course laughing
  4. 0
    30 January 2023 15: 10
    That's the kind of west he is - he can't decide. Like the majority of their population, whether they are boys or girls.
  5. +1
    30 January 2023 15: 11
    "writes edition 19fortyfive"
    Found someone to listen to.
  6. HAM
    0
    30 January 2023 15: 19
    It seems that the Chinese put salt on the tail of the Yankers well ... I want to be "great" everywhere, but it doesn't work out. So it's not long to tear your pants ...
    1. 0
      30 January 2023 23: 12
      Quote: HAM
      So it's not long to tear your pants ...

      It's time to remove astronauts from the ISS and taikonauts from the Tiangong orbital station. Their place should be taken by Fedor-2 robots.

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