Indo-Pacific Space Partnership Act of 2026

Key Points

• This bill asks the military to look into adding Japan and South Korea to a group of countries that work together on space defense. This group is currently known as Operation Olympic Defender.
• The goal is to help the United States and its allies better protect satellites and other space equipment from threats. Working with partners in the Indo-Pacific region is seen as a way to keep space safe for everyone.
• The head of U.S. Space Command would have one year to write a report for Congress. This report would explain what changes or money would be needed to let these new countries join the group.
• The report must also look at how adding these countries would help American national security. It will check if Japan and South Korea are ready to join and what rules they might need to change first.

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