Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Expand Space Force Wargaming and Training
Measure Also Directs Pentagon to Report on China’s Commercial Space Capabilities
Two U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would direct the Department of War to expand wargaming, modeling and simulation for U.S. Space Force personnel.
“The United States must be able to maintain space control in a potential conflict with the People’s Republic of China and have the resources and capability required to respond and react to future threats.”
Senator Katie Britt (R-AL)
Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-NV, and Katie Britt, R-AL., filed the Space Superiority Readiness Act of 2026 in the Senate. The bill would also require the Secretary of War to develop training programs for space operators in the tactics, techniques and procedures needed for space control operations.
The legislation directs the Pentagon to submit an unclassified report to Congress within 180 days of enactment on Chinese commercial space capabilities and their potential military applications.
“Space is a cutting-edge frontier we must take seriously. Communist China is expanding its military activities in space, and the United States cannot afford to fall behind,” Cortez Masto said. “Senator Britt and I recently saw the incredible work the U.S. Space Force is doing at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, and I know that by providing Guardians with the tools, training, and resources they need, they will continue to be ready to confront any threat.”
Britt said space has become a critical warfighting domain and pointed to Alabama’s role in national space priorities.
“It is well documented that China is determined to dominate the space domain and is working tirelessly to advance its space programs by investing in key sectors of the commercial space economy,” Britt said. “The United States must be able to maintain space control in a potential conflict with the People’s Republic of China and have the resources and capability required to respond and react to future threats.”
The bill’s findings state that the space domain is critical to deterrence and warfighting and that the United States must maintain the ability to achieve space control in a conflict with the People’s Republic of China.
According to the senators’ announcement, U.S. forces rely on space-based systems for missile warning, positioning and navigation, communications, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. The bill was read twice on the Senate floor and referred to committee. No committee has yet been named in the bill text as reviewed.