On April 2, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin released the DoD’s Commercial Space Integration Strategy (DoD CSIS), outlining the Pentagon’s vision for integrating commercial solutions into the U.S. national security space architecture. On April 10, the U.S. Space Force (USSF) released a complementary document, the Space Force Commercial Space Strategy (USSF CSS), which directly builds upon the DoD CSIS. It details actions the USSF will take in support of the DoD’s strategic aims and broader embrace of commercial space.

In this Client Alert, Stout’s Aerospace, Defense, and Government Services Investment Banking team highlights the key themes spanning each of the two strategy documents. The aim is to provide industry participants with a view of the specific capabilities best positioned to receive attention and investment from the DoD, as Washington increasingly looks to the private sector to improve the resiliency of America’s national security space architecture.

Overview for This Client Alert:

• The DoD’s Commercial Space Integration Strategy
• The USSF’s Commercial Space Strategy
• Conclusion and Takeaways