The U.S. Space Force plans to build a nationwide network of resilient operations centers to reduce single points of failure in its current infrastructure and harden critical space command-and-control functions against growing threats. The initiative aims to distribute key missions across multiple sites and ensure continuity of operations in the event of cyber or physical attacks on existing facilities.
The plan is tied to the fiscal year 2027 budget request, which includes approximately $1 billion to construct four new operations centers on existing Air Force and Space Force installations: Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, Redstone Arsenal in Alabama, Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado and Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota. Each center is estimated to cost about $250 million, including temporary facilities during construction.
These centers are intended to support space control, space-based sensing and targeting, and data transport missions, underpinning surveillance, warning, navigation and strategic communications. They form part of a broader infrastructure effort of about $3.5 billion over several years for more than 50 projects designed to expand the Space Force’s operational footprint.
The concept aligns with the Objective Force 2040 vision, which forecasts significant growth in personnel, combat space capabilities, cyber and AI-enabled operations, and anticipates a sharp rise in launch rates in the coming decade, reinforcing the need for robust, distributed space operations infrastructure.