Theresa Hitchens
@thitch.bsky.social
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Currently Senior Space Reporter at Breaking Defense. Space geek; former peace & security think-tanker; voracious reader of fiction esp. sci-fi/fantasy/alt-history; interested in cooking, archaeology/anthropology, poetry and scientific discovery.
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Theresa Hitchens
@thitch.bsky.social
· Aug 22
Pentagon terminating JCIDS process as part of larger acquisition reform: Memo - Breaking Defense
“So, the way I read the memo is great, we can go a lot faster now but the big question that remains is, ‘Are we moving faster in the right direction?’” a service official said.
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Theresa Hitchens
@thitch.bsky.social
· Aug 1
Theresa Hitchens
@thitch.bsky.social
· Jun 19
Chinese sats appear to be attempting first-ever on-orbit refueling, sat tracking firms say - Breaking Defense
"While this type of close approach activity does not automatically signify a military mission, it obviously could provide a co-orbital counterspace capability," expert Victoria Samson told Breaking De...
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Theresa Hitchens
@thitch.bsky.social
· Jun 13
Senate Republicans 'very close' to deal to protect key DoD spectrum in reconciliation language - Breaking Defense
Democrat Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington, where Boeing is headquartered, continues to raise concerns about potential interference with civil and military aviation.
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Theresa Hitchens
@thitch.bsky.social
· Jun 10
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon's RDT&E budget revealed - Which next-gen systems get a cash influx in FY26? - Breaking Defense
Breaking Defense obtained a copy of the Defense Department's FY26 budget request for RDT&E Programs. Here's what you should know.
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Theresa Hitchens
@thitch.bsky.social
· Jun 5
Amid Trump, Musk blowup, canceling SpaceX contracts could cripple DoD launch program - Breaking Defense
Elon Musk's SpaceX is already expected to conduct more than two dozen national security-related space launches over the next few years.
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Theresa Hitchens
@thitch.bsky.social
· Jun 5
DoD S-band needed for Golden Dome, border defense threatened by spectrum auction plans: CSIS - Breaking Defense
Selling off the low S-band "is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad idea," Tom Karako, director of the CSIS Missile Defense Project, told Breaking Defense today.
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Theresa Hitchens
@thitch.bsky.social
· May 30
Russia's new Cosmos satellite orbiting near US sat; piques ASAT fears - Breaking Defense
Based on its orbital pattern, independent astronomer Marco Langbroek said he suspected the new satellite is joining other Russian "sleeping interceptors."
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Theresa Hitchens
@thitch.bsky.social
· May 15
Space Force testing space-based sensors to track airborne targets - Breaking Defense
Space-based capabilities could put current aerial tracking platforms in question, but top military brass have argued for options "from whatever domain or platform or system that comes [in]."
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Theresa Hitchens
@thitch.bsky.social
· May 12
EXCLUSIVE: US loosens some rules for offensive counterspace ops, wargaming - Breaking Defense
Some decision-making authorities, previously closely held by the president or secretary of defense, have been delegated to US SPACECOM, according to sources, but military space leaders want more freed...
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Theresa Hitchens
@thitch.bsky.social
· May 9
Space Force eyeing international launch sites to increase 'resilience' - Breaking Defense
While not necessarily a near-term possibility, Brig. Gen. Kristin Panzenhagen said the Space Force is "looking at increasing the resiliency, increasing the ways that we have to get assured access to s...
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Theresa Hitchens
@thitch.bsky.social
· May 9
Space RCO head sees potential 'product line' for orbital warfare satellites - Breaking Defense
Space RCO Director Kelly Hammett envisions that his shop will feed tech into the Space Force's new effort to contract commercial firms to replace the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program...
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Theresa Hitchens
@thitch.bsky.social
· Apr 16
Latest DoD IG report clears a hurdle for SPACECOM move to Alabama - Breaking Defense
Following the release of the report today, Alabama politicians began touting the new OIG report as justifying a Trump move to reverse Biden's basing decision.
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