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Kendall On Board with U.S. Space Force Development of Kinetic Capabilities

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, August 25th, 2021

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Kendall On Board with U.S. Space Force Development of Kinetic Capabilities

Col. Agustin Carrero, the 710th Operations Group commander, speaks during the 380th Space Control Squadron's ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Bounty Hunter 2.0 training system at Peterson AFB, Colo. on May 1 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall suggested on Aug. 24 that he is on board with the U.S. Space Force's (USSF) development of offensive counterspace capabilities to include kinetic means. "As our potential opponents acquire capabilities in space that threaten us, we have to have ways to counter them, and there are a wide variety of things that we can do," Kendall told reporters in response to a question at a briefing at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. "It's kind…

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