The U.S. Space Force is moving to acquire its first military capabilities designed for the vast reaches between Earth and the moon, setting a goal of fielding an initial system by late 2029 as Pentagon leaders describe cislunar space as a future battlefield. ... The initiative is unfolding as cislunar space moves into the Pentagon’s warfighting vocabulary. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday during a visit to Sierra Nevada Corp. in Dayton, Ohio, that “whoever controls subsea and cislunar is going to destroy and control the next fight.” Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told an Air & Space Forces Association conference last month that “today’s modern battlefield operates from the seabed to cislunar space.” https://spacenews.com/pentagon-looking-past-earth-orbit-for-its-next-military-frontier/