Raytheon Nabs Contract For Missile Warning Ground System

Raytheon Nabs Contract For Missile Warning Ground System
Raytheon Nabs Contract For Missile Warning Ground System

“We’ve built an operating system that everyone can build applications for – from Raytheon to the Air Force to universities to small companies,” says Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon ISS.

Strong Space Acquisition Leader A Must: Wilson

Strong Space Acquisition Leader A Must: Wilson
Strong Space Acquisition Leader A Must: Wilson

Creation of the Space Development Agency was “disconnected from the threat and the needs of the warfighter,” say Wilson, thus “highly unlikely to survive serious scrutiny.”

Space Force Slow Roll? Air Force Says Not So

Space Force Slow Roll? Air Force Says Not So
Space Force Slow Roll? Air Force Says Not So

Until they are officially transferred — which may not be for some time — the 16,000 airmen re-assigned today to the Space Force could be transferred again back to the Air Force at any time.

Hey SDA, AFRL Boosts Space-Based Internet Tests

Hey SDA, AFRL Boosts Space-Based Internet Tests
Hey SDA, AFRL Boosts Space-Based Internet Tests

“I’ve never gotten a briefing from the Space Development Agency,” Roper said, “so I don’t know what their plan, I don’t know what they’re intending.”

‘Sizable Dollars’ For ABMS Likely in 2021 Request: Roper

‘Sizable Dollars’ For ABMS Likely in 2021 Request: Roper
‘Sizable Dollars’ For ABMS Likely in 2021 Request: Roper

Roper says he hopes Congress “will smile on the Air Force for breaking out of ‘Platform Land’ and actually putting money towards digital transformation.”

Peraton Wins Sole Award For Army ISR-Sat Terminal Prototype

Peraton Wins Sole Award For Army ISR-Sat Terminal Prototype
Peraton Wins Sole Award For Army ISR-Sat Terminal Prototype

Development of the ISR satellite terminal prototype is a foundational element of the Army’s multi-domain operation plans.

Air Force Testing Novel ISR Sensors For LEO Sats

Air Force Testing Novel ISR Sensors For LEO Sats
Air Force Testing Novel ISR Sensors For LEO Sats

Aerospace was able to build and test both sats within 16 months, and launch them after only 18 months — a fraction of the average seven to eight years it traditionally has taken the service.

Innovation IS The New Battlefield: Roper

Innovation IS The New Battlefield: Roper
Innovation IS The New Battlefield: Roper

“It’s not enough to develop and procure systems anymore. We’ve got to get in the business of of buying ideas and generating ideas,” says Air Force acquisition czar Will Roper.

GAO Says Critical Space C2 Effort At Risk

GAO Says Critical Space C2 Effort At Risk
GAO Says Critical Space C2 Effort At Risk

GAO finds that the Space C2 program “is planning to meet previously deferred requirements that proved too complex for prior programs to achieve,” and “also plans to address new and emerging threats to space assets, for which requirements are not yet defined.”

FORGE, OPIR’s Ground System, Deal Due March 2020

FORGE, OPIR’s Ground System, Deal Due March 2020
FORGE, OPIR’s Ground System, Deal Due March 2020

“FORGE itself is essentially a framework to hang applications on to do the OPIR mission,” explains Raytheon’s Todd Probert.

Next-Gen SMC Launch Study Targets Satellite Maneuver

Next-Gen SMC Launch Study Targets Satellite Maneuver
Next-Gen SMC Launch Study Targets Satellite Maneuver

On-orbit transfer and maneuvering capabilities also could potentially enable future national security satellites to avoid debris or anti-satellite weapons, or underpin space weapons development.

New SMC Focus: Space Control, ‘Domain Awareness’

New SMC Focus: Space Control, ‘Domain Awareness’
New SMC Focus: Space Control, ‘Domain Awareness’

SMC’s new SSA Marketplace will be open for business in fourth quarter 2020 or first quarter 2021.

New Space BMC2 System To Debut at Corona: Raymond

New Space BMC2 System To Debut at Corona: Raymond
New Space BMC2 System To Debut at Corona: Raymond

“A lot of the challenges we face in space are big data problems,” says Gen. John Raymond, who is dual-hatted as commander of Space Command and Air Force Space Command.