Space Warfighting Analysis Center

US Space Force analysis unit

Space Warfighting Analysis Center
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Founded	5 April 2021; 3 years ago (2021-04-05)
Country	United States
Branch	United States Space Force
Type	Direct reporting unit
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Commanders
Director	Andrew D. Cox
Deputy Director	Russell E. Partch
Insignia
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Military unit

The Space Warfighting Analysis Center (SWAC) is a direct reporting unit in the United States Space Force responsible for conducting analysis, modeling, wargaming, and experimentation to create operational concepts and force design guidance for the service. It is the Space Force's counterpart to the Air Force Warfighting Integration Capability and United States Army Futures Command.^[1] It is headquartered at Washington, D.C.^[2]

The establishment of SWAC was ordered by Chief of Space Operations John W. Raymond.^[3] Originally planned as Space Warfighting Integration Center, Vice Chief of Space Operations David D. Thompson was tasked to focus with its establishment upon taking office.^[1] Raymond approved the organizational design of SWAC on 8 March 2021.^[4] It was activated on 5 April 2021.^[5]

SWAC was criticized by the House Committee on Appropriations in a report as being duplicative of the Space Security and Defense Program (SSDP), refusing the $37 million budget request for the organization.^[6] It is expected to complete its first architecture study, which focuses on missile warning, missile tracking, and missile defense architecture.^[7]

Force designs

Missile Warning and Tracking
Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI)^[8]^[9]^[10]
Space Data Transport^[8]
Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)^[11]
Tactical ISR^[12]
Space Domain Awareness (SDA)^[11]

List of directors

No.	Director		Term
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1		Cox, Andrew D.Andrew D. Cox^[13]	5 April 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 13 days

References

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^ ^a ^b "First-ever Vice CSO joins U.S. Space Force". United States Space Force. 4 October 2020.
^ "BRIGADIER GENERAL CHRISTOPHER S. POVAK". www.af.mil.
^ https://media.defense.gov/2020/Nov/09/2002531998/-1/-1/0/CSO%20PLANNING%20GUIDANCE.PDF ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Space Force approves design for Space Warfighting Analysis Center | InsideDefense.com". insidedefense.com.
^ "Space Operations Command (USSF)".
^ Macaulay, Catherine (13 July 2021). "HAC Excoriates DoD Failure To Reform Space Acquisition".
^ Hitchens, Theresa (28 July 2021). "Space Force Vice Argues Value Of Embattled Analysis Center".
^ ^a ^b "Exclusive: Space Warfighting Analysis Center chief on creating 'something out of nothing'". 19 January 2022.
^ "U.S. Space Force Wants to Avoid GMTI Duplication with Intelligence Community Programs". 5 April 2022.
^ "US Space Force Completes Analysis of Future GMTI Alternatives, Including Space-Based GMTI". 23 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Schriever Spacepower Series: Gen David D. Thompson". YouTube.
^ https://insidedefense.com/daily-news/swac-eyeing-future-force-design-work-tactical-isr-fire-control-space-data-transport
^ "Space Force discussions with private sector on future space architecture to remain classified". SpaceNews. 22 September 2021.

Oversight	House Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces subcommittee Senate Committee on Armed Services Strategic Forces subcommittee

Field commands	Space Futures Command Space Operations Command Commander Space Systems Command Commander Space Training and Readiness Command Commander
Component Field Commands	United States Space Forces Central United States Space Forces Europe and Africa United States Space Forces Indo-Pacific United States Space Forces Korea United States Space Forces – Space
Deltas	Space Delta 1 Space Delta 2 Space Delta 3 Space Delta 4 Space Delta 5 Space Delta 6 Space Delta 7 Space Delta 8 Space Delta 9 Space Delta 10 Space Delta 11 Space Delta 12 Space Delta 13 Space Delta 15 Space Delta 18 Space Delta 21 Space Delta 23 Space Delta 26 Space Launch Delta 30 Space Launch Delta 45 PNT IMD (P) Space Base Delta 1 Space Base Delta 2 Space Base Delta 3
Squadrons	1st Delta Operations 319th Combat Training 328th Weapons 392d Combat Training 533rd Training 21st Operations Support 15th Space Surveillance 18th Space Defense 19th Space Defense 20th Space Surveillance 3rd Combat Training 4th EW 5th EW 16th EW 23rd EW 2nd Space Warning 3rd satellite Communications 5th Space Warning 6th Space Warning 7th Space Warning 10th Space Warning 11th Space Warning 12th Space Warning 13th Space Warning 55th Combat Training 21st Space Operations 22nd Space Operations 23rd Space Operations 62nd Cyberspace 63rd Cyberspace 64th Cyberspace 65th Cyberspace 68th Cyberspace 69th Cyberspace 645th Cyberspace 71st ISR 72nd ISR 73rd ISR 74th ISR 75th ISR 76th ISR 1st Space Operations 2nd Space Operations 3rd Space Operations 4th Space Operations 10th Space Operations 53rd Space Operations 527th Space Aggressor 1st Test and Evaluation 3rd Test and Evaluation 17th Test and Evaluation 25th Space Range 2nd Space Launch 5th Space Launch 1st Range Operations NSSI
Direct reporting units	Space Development Agency Space Rapid Capabilities Office Space Warfighting Analysis Center

Locations

Space Force Bases	Buckley Los Angeles Patrick Peterson Schriever Vandenberg
Space Bases	Pituffik (Greenland)
Space Force Stations	Cape Canaveral Cape Cod Cavalier Cheyenne Mountain Clear Kaena Point New Boston