“We fight to win wars,” said Gen. Stephen Whiting, head of US Space Command, Wednesday at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala. “To win, we need credible, acknowledged, kinetic and non-kinetic fires. They are a key component of how we establish space superiority and restore credible deterrence.”
In our continuing coverage, Breaking Defense Multimedia Director Daniel Woolfolk and Space correspondent Theresa Hitchens are in Huntsville to break down key developments from day two of the symposium.
Lt. Gen. John Rafferty, commanding general of US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, speaks during the keynote address at the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, Aug. 11. (Breaking Defense)
Attendees listen during a keynote address at the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, Aug. 11. (Breaking Defense)
Golden Dome czar Gen. Mike Guetlein, left, speaks with retired Army Lt. Gen. Dan Karbler at the 2026 Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., on August 11, 2026. (Breaking Defense)
