Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, highlighted the need for greater international cooperation to protect the space domain and urged partner countries to invest in space to improve space security and respond to emerging threats, USSPACECOM reported Thursday.
“I encourage the continued investment in space from our partner nations, because we know that our cooperation in space is a strategic advantage that can harness capabilities, capacities, access and strengthen messaging,” Whiting said Wednesday at the South American Defense Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina. “Your individual strength is a direct challenge to autocratic nations’ careless ambitions.”
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USSOCOM’s Enhanced Domain Awareness Program
Whiting, a previous Wash100 awardee, cited USSPACECOM’s partnership with U.S. Southern Command to drive space domain awareness and security cooperation.
“We’re working to build and share specialized expertise through partner space training opportunities and share enhanced domain awareness via SOUTHCOM’s [Enhanced Domain Awareness] program,” he said at the event.
He cited the role of SOUTHCOM’s EDA program in improving situational awareness and collaboration for space-based surveillance and intelligence capabilities.
During the event, he also mentioned the $42 million investment in infrastructure development initiatives and the installation of space domain awareness telescopes with partners in South America.
