ORLANDO, Fla.—In a move to better connect Guardians with the space systems they operate, the Space Force on Dec. 11 revealed a new naming scheme for its platforms.
In a keynote speech at the Spacepower Conference, Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman announced the seven themes the service will use to name satellites and ground systems that it operates today and that it adds to the fleet in the future.
“Much like the Army has the Abrams tank and the Air Force has the Fighting Falcon, we needed a way to own the identity of our space systems as they enter the joint fight,” Saltzman said. “These symbols conjure the character of the systems, the importance of their mission, and the identity of the Guardians who employ them.”…