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Gen Whiting Calls for Industry Help to Counter Proliferated LEO Constellations
US Space Command has identified its key capability gaps for the next space war, with a focus on offensive space capabilities and systems to counter proliferated low Earth orbit constellations. Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of US Space Command, outlined the priorities at the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium, calling on industry to develop ways to disable large spy satellite constellations. The command’s Integrated Priorities List highlights the need for integrated space fires, counter-pLEO capabilities, and joint integrated space command and control, among other areas. This was first reported by SpaceNews.