{"id":542184,"date":"2026-03-24T10:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/542184\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:57:11","slug":"space-forces-two-new-cyber-squadrons-to-defend-space-launch-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/542184\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Force&#8217;s two new cyber squadrons to defend space launch operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Space Force has established two new cyber squadrons to defend against potential cyberattacks during launches, the service\u2019s Space Systems Command (SSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssc.spaceforce.mil\/Newsroom\/Article-Display\/Article\/4440303\/ussf-space-systems-command-announces-formation-of-defensive-cyber-squadrons\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<p>SSC Space Launch Delta (SLD) 30 at Vandenberg Space Force Base activated 630 Cyberspace Squadron (CYS) March 10 while SLD 45 at Patrick Space Force Base 645 CYS was reassigned from Delta 6 in September.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccess to space is critical for our Nation\u2019s national security, national defense and our economy,\u201d Maj. Torius Davis, commander of 630 CYS, said. \u201cOur adversaries know this, and are constantly looking for ways to deny, disrupt or destroy our ability to launch. Our new Defensive Cyber Operations Squadrons are just one of the ways the U.S. Space Force is staying ahead of the threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both ground terminals and satellites have become a burgeoning attack surface in recent years with significant attention paid to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[A]s space operations have become more digitized, we\u2019ve had to increase our security protection against a host of potential cyber-attacks. Much like the anti-jamming capabilities we build into our modern satellites, our new Cyberspace Squadrons will work to secure our launch systems from a myriad of potential threats, from hijacking satellites or ground systems to using malware to gain unauthorized access to our systems,\u201d Lt. Col. John Quinn, 645 CYS commander, said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This follows work done to protect launch sites from physical intrusions and <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingdefense.com\/2025\/12\/space-force-ramps-up-counter-drone-defense-at-cape-canaveral-eastern-range\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">even drone threats<\/a>, which have been on the rise in recent years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WASHINGTON \u2014 Space Force has established two new cyber squadrons to defend against potential cyberattacks during launches, the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":490740,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[94659,32362,242319,79,193,11716,14931,74],"class_list":["post-542184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-cyber-security","tag-networks","tag-satellite-conference-2026","tag-science","tag-space","tag-space-force","tag-space-systems-command","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=542184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/490740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=542184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=542184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=542184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}