Space war 2040: SPACECOM preps for attacks on ground segments, eyes cislunar ops

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The U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) is preparing for future conflicts, focusing on defending ground segments and planning operations in cislunar space by 2040. Their approach prioritizes warfighter needs over technology development.

The Space Warfighting Environment 2040 is unique because it “was deliberately written to be warfighter-first, not technology-first,” an official at SPACECOM’s Joint Forces Development and Training team told Breaking Defense.