Dec. 11, 2023 Introduction Guest editor letter introducing the special professional military education issue of Æther.
Dec. 11, 2023 From the Editor Short introduction to the special Æther space professional military education issue.
Dec. 11, 2023 Dynamic Space Operations: The New Sustained Space Maneuver Imperative The paradigm of positional space operations must be replaced by a paradigm of dynamic space operations, where spaceborne combat forces are no longer static and predictable.
Dec. 11, 2023 Space Weaponization: Reexamining the Historical Air Analogy to Space Airpower’s gradual growth throughout the nineteenth century followed by the air domain’s rapid and intense weaponization in the early twentieth century is analogous to the growth of space from the early 1960s to today’s rapid and intense space weaponization.
Dec. 11, 2023 To the Moon: Strategic Competition in the Cislunar Region The US must account for China’s cislunar plans and capabilities as the US military builds space strategies and future force designs and must also increase near-term investments for robust space domain awareness.
Dec. 11, 2023 Responsiveness Is Not Operational: Aligning Strategy in the Newest Service An analysis of the tactically responsive space program reveals that ongoing misalignment between space strategy documents and the doctrinal terms used hinders the mission of the USSF. Five recommendations will mitigate this challenge.
Dec. 11, 2023 The Cost of Space System Classification Adapting regulations, leveraging commercial ML, and applying minimal financial resources, the USSF can overcome acquisition challenges related to overclassification, barriers to entry, and antiquated classified systems and regulations.
Dec. 11, 2023 Decision Support Systems for Critical Space Infrastructure Assets Improved tactics, techniques, and procedures are needed to address, mitigate, and counter adversary behaviors. Harnessing AI/ML decision support system statistical models will augment collection capabilities, data repositories, and threat analysis.
Dec. 11, 2023 Deterrent and Defensive Applications of Orbital Antisatellite Weapons Deterrence-focused US and ally orbital antisatellite capabilities should be acknowledged to signal resolve and the threat of cost imposition. Simultaneously, highly specialized defense-focused systems benefit from continued classification, even though this detracts from deterrent effects.
Dec. 11, 2023 Terrestrial Responses to Space Aggression Successful deterrence of aggression in space involves identifying terrestrial targets and creating a symbolic relationship between those targets and space aggression, such that all parties have a shared understanding of the association and the terrestrial implications for attacks against space-based