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Theresa Hitchens on June 03, 2021 at 1:38 PM
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WASHINGTON: The Space Force will be the integrator for all joint space requirements starting with a satellite backbone for Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2), service vice chief Lt. Gen. DT Thompson says.
“They’ve just completed the process of identifying the Space Force officially and formally as the integrator for all joint space requirements,” he said “That shouldn’t be a surprise to any of you and you can understand in many cases how broad that is.” But it is now official.
The move was prompted by the JROC’s work on both the Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC) to define future all domain operations in a global war against peer adversaries, and the related JADC2 strategy to flesh out a C2 network structure and related capabilities to underpin that concept. Both are expected to be publicly released any day now.
SDA contracts GA-EMS to demonstrate space-to-air optical communication 03 Jun 2021 (Last Updated June 3rd, 2021 16:40)
During the experiment, the LEO-based spacecraft will try to establish communication with an airborne MQ-9 UAV.
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LINCS spacecraft is being prepared for its delivery to Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral. Credit: General Atomics.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has received a contract to demonstrate space-to-air optical communication using its Laser Interconnect and Networking Communication System (LINCS) and a MQ-9 Reaper.
The contract to conduct space-to-air optical communication experiment was awarded by the US Space Development Agency (SDA).
SDA is the US Department of Defense’s (DoD) constructive disruptor for space acquisition.
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