Last week, we reported that there were high-level meetings in July and August about how to protect US space assets from anti-satellite threats like that tested early this year by China. Outgoing Air Force Undersecretary Ron Sega described the group as “the large community” of space leaders. The Air Force since explained that the meetings were “Space Protection Summits” of three- and four-star USAF officers, along with “senior representatives from the broader national security space community to include the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and NASA.” Another such summit is planned for this month.
With upgrades, F-16s can serve as a numbers-builder in the combat air forces until the 2040s, and it’s not necessary to launch its successor yet, program officials said at an industry conference. “We anticipate hundreds of F-16s in active service for decades to come,” meaning into the 2040s, Col. Tim…