Brig. Gen. Kyle Paul told Breaking Defense that rather than being a problem, technology now is helping the Space Force to find "opportunities" to enable wider information sharing through the ability to "compartmentalize" data within computer systems.
The SCAR program is being seen as more urgent for keeping satellite communications flowing as top brass have begun to worry more about possible great power conflict with China and/or Russia, Space Rapid Capabilities Office Director Kelly Hammett told Breaking Defense.
Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant told Breaking Defense that the long-troubled effort to upgrade the C2 system for space domain awareness is making progress — with the ATLAS software due to become operational "at the end of next year."
The proposed framework is based on adapting the risk-based approach the international air traffic control system uses to manage airspace to prevent planes from colliding, said Kevin Toner, vice president of MITRE's Center for Government Effectiveness and Modernization.
TraCSS will go above and beyond DoD's current collision warning process by publicly providing the specifics of a potential crash in what are deemed emergency situations, explained Mariel Borowitz, OSC director of international SSA engagement.
An NGA spokesperson told Breaking Defense that the agency has yet to issue any individual task orders under the Luno A program.
The first launch in 2025 "will serve as a testbed for maturation of multiple Anduril and third party payloads which we will be announcing in the coming months," said Gokul Subramanian, Anduril's senior vice president of space and engineering.