Prospects dim in Congress for creation of Space Force as a new U.S. military branch

WASHINGTON – Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman James Inhofe, R-Okla., is unconvinced that President Trump's proposed Space Force is necessary, leaving it out of his top priorities for next year's defense policy bill. The Hill reports. Continue reading original article

The Military & Aerospace Electronics take:

14 Dec. 2018 -- With Inhofe’s soon-to-be House counterpart opposed to the idea for a new military branch, the senator’s wavering spells trouble for a plan Trump wants done by 2020.

Inhofe, a staunch Trump supporter, has been briefing reporters one-on-one on his priorities for his committee next year, laying them out in bullet points in a two-page document. Space Force is not mentioned in the document.

Inhofe says he still thinks Space Force is unnecessary until the Pentagon proves otherwise. Still, Inhofe does not rule out the possibility that the Space Force could be in next year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

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