Space Force Establishes 9 PAEs

The U.S. Space Force has formally established nine mission-focused Portfolio Acquisition Executives (PAEs) to accelerate development and procurement of space capabilities, with only four of nine positions currently filled by permanent appointees. The restructuring grants PAEs broad authority over mission areas including launch, sensing, missile warning, satcom, cyber and advanced capabilities. The Space Force just created nine single-throat-to-swallow buyers for space tech, each with real authority to move money and make decisions fast. If you're selling to defence space, you now have nine named executives to call instead of navigating a sprawling bureaucracy - and four slots are still empty, meaning your window to shape the PAE's tech priorities is open right now.