Outer space

Space Weapons: US Seeks to Innovate How America Fights Beyond the Stars

The Air Force Space Command has devised a new framework for interstellar warfare called Space Enterprise Vision (SEV).

Though some aspects of the plan are classified, Air Force Space Command spokesman Col. John Dorrian says that SEV is  "an all-encompassing look at all the things we need to do to create more resilience in our space forces, enhance them, and respond to threats." 

Dorrian says Vision is related to the Space Portfolio Review, a government-wide assessment of space-related national security issues that involve spy satellites.

"Most U.S. military space systems were not designed with threats in mind, and were built for long-term functionality and efficiency, with systems operating for decades in some cases," said Gen. John Hyten, head of Air Force Space Command.