Record-Fast Victus Nox Mission Demonstrates U.S. Space Force Will Be Able To Turn On A Dime In Future Conflicts (From Forbes)

An experimental mission funded by the Space Systems Command points to the prospect for a more responsive military-space operation in the future. Dubbed Victus Nox (“conquer the night”), an industry team led by Boeing’s Millennium Space and Firefly Aerospace succeeded in preparing, launching and initializing a space-awareness satellite in record time. Processes that typically require weeks or months were compressed into a few days, demonstrating how satellites lost or degraded in future conflicts can be rapidly replaced. That’s a good thing, because America’s joint force is heavily dependent on overhead support for communications, reconnaissance, attack warning and weather reports. I have written a commentary for Forbes here.