Lt. Gen. Shawn Bratton, who has been charged to establish the new Space Force Futures Command, said cislunar and dynamic space operations are areas for the command's scrutiny, since neither have yet proven their 'military utility."
Space Force's primary acquisition command, Space Systems Command (SSC), is seeking industry input on the possibility of building smaller, lighter and cheaper GPS satellites.
Answering the Pentagon’s call to bolster defense industrial base.
"I've challenged the team here today: What can we do in terms of looking at next generation requirements? You know, big bets, whether it's in the transport layer, all of our tactical radios, what do we need to do to get the next generation of evolution," Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo told reporters.
Doug Bush, the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, made similar comments on July 11 where he proposed a joint JADC2 office that could potentially help prioritize where DoD makes investments.
Combatant commanders, have been clamoring for real-world access fast to new software tools.
To find targets for its new long-range weapons, the Army is experimenting with cloud computing and AI that can bridge the gap between intelligence networks and combat units.
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