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Air Force Seeks Open Architecture Approach For Unified Satellite Ground System

Pat Host

Friday, September 11th, 2015

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Air Force Seeks Open Architecture Approach For Unified Satellite Ground System

2nd Lt. Melissa Huffman, a collections analyst for 614th Air and Space Operations Center, reviews data received on the Delta II site at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Photo: Air Force.

The Air Force is in the initial planning stages for a single, unified satellite ground system architecture that will harness open systems to exercise command and control (C2) during conflict that may extend to space.Air Force Lt. Gen. David Buck, the new 14th Air Force commander and Joint Functional Component Command (JFCC) for Space chief, said Friday the service’s current satellite ground systems are stovepiped by mission area, which requires individualized operating systems and procedures. The current systems, he said,…

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