New Space Force ‘warfighting framework’ sharpens weaponization plans

US Space Force publishes ‘Space Warfighting’ blueprint for future of warfare beyond Earth: ‘Global power projection’

The USSF laid out plans for "space superiority" in a detailed "planners" manual published Thursday.

Space Force publishes warfighting framework, outlines path to ‘space superiority’

The Space Force lays out how it intends to achieve “space superiority” and defines what “space warfighting” is in a new document released on Thursday. The document is a major step for the five-year-old military service, which has been cautious in publicly discussing offensive and defensive operations in space — the service’s early messaging focused on protecting and enabling space-based capabilities. But that posture has evolved over the past tw…

Space Force publishes new framework for how it will conduct space warfare

The Space Force released a new document Thursday outlining how the service intends to execute operations — both defensive and offensive — during future conflicts. Titled “Space Warfighting – A Framework for Planners,” the document provides the service’s most detailed plan to date for conducting warfare “in, from, and to space” as the domain becomes increasingly contested. The framework’s primary goal is to establish a common lexicon for guardian…

USSF's space warfighting framework

Thursday, April 17, 2025The April 17, 2025 document "establishes basic principles for the use of military power in pursuit of" achieving space superiority. Featured: Related Documents Tags: Space Force

Space Force ups aggressive language with Space Warfighting framework

The U.S. Space Force released its Space Warfighting structure on Thursday, providing servicemembers and partners with an outline on how the service wants to reach and maintain military dominance in space.

Space Force releases vision for fighting in space

The new document defines terms like “orbital warfare” to help prepare guardians for future conflict.