Kaitlyn Johnson

The White House will update its policy for space with its new Space Priorities Framework. President Biden’s goals focus on developing and enhancing capabilities to protect national interests. Kaitlyn Johnson, deputy director of the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the document demonstrates continuity of policy for space, a […]

Russia is making some major moves in the new space race. It will spend up to $20 billion on space by 2026 to keep pace with China and the United States. Russia is building on old programs from the Soviet Union, including a positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) system, robust communications and Intelligence, Surveillance and […]

The intelligence community says China is weaponizing space to “match or exceed” U.S. capabilities in space. The Center for Strategic and International Studies has a new evaluation of those threats from China and other adversaries. Kaitlyn Johnson, Deputy Director of the Aerospace Security Project at CSIS, said Russia was “incredibly active” in counterspace capability pursuits […]

The Space Force and other Pentagon agencies will need to respond to the growing threat of anti-satellite capabilities. A new report says Russia and China are making advances in counterspace weapons faster than the U.S. is approving its defenses. While the U.S. has protections against some types of anti-satellite attacks, we could be doing a […]

Kaitlyn Johnson, Deputy Director of the Aerospace Security Project at CSIS, and Eric Gomez, Director of Defense Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, comment on the announcement of the Biden administration’s support for the Space Force and discuss ensuring the branch’s success

Kaitlyn Johnson, Deputy Director of the Aerospace Security Project at CSIS, discusses what the Space Force achieved and was not able to finish in its first year