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US Must Leverage Private Sector To Stay Ahead In Space
The commercial satellite revolution is changing the face of warfare, with Iran leveraging commercial satellites from China and Russia to wage asymmetric warfare. The US has opportunities to better utilize its own commercial space advances, including those from companies like Maxar and Planet, to strengthen national security. According to DefenseScoop, the convergence of commercial satellite imagery, resilient communications, and AI-enabled analysis demonstrates a fundamental shift in military space power.