Apr
17
On February 12, 2018, the Air Force had released in a Department of Defense press briefing, their plans for the FY ‘19 budget. With the reemergence of great power competition over the global space domain from other near-peer competitors, the Air Force has highlighted the importance of the space budget to the nation’s security and their strategic understanding of the space environment. The Air Force FY ‘19 budget has increased the space budget by nearly 20 percent ($7 billion) from FY ’17.