The Army's new Directed Energy Systems Integration Laboratory will help the service drive down cost and schedule risk in emerging laser weapons programs.
The report, which questions the credibility of the SPACECOM headquarters selection process, is one of two reviews directed by Congress and comes nearly 18 months after Alabama was chosen to host the combatant command.
The Pentagon watchdog found that the Air Force followed the rules in picking Redstone Arsenal, but it questioned whether the service’s base-selection process leads to the best fit.
The author of this commentary argues that Huntsville, Alabama's many advantages will help it prevail in a review of the decision to make it the permanent home of U.S. Space Command.