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The Pentagon did not plan to buy WGS-11+ but Congress directed the purchase.
The Defense Department announced on 2022-02-22 that the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom have signed a joint vision document called Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Vision 2031.
Tyvak is Lockheed Martin’s partner for the contract Lockheed Martin won in 2020 to build 10 satellites for the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency.
Berrick stated that business as usual for DoD is a losing proposition and adjustments are required to transition from an industrial age approach to one suitable for the information age.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office stated that the Defense Department must be better prepared to respond to China's advancements in space, cyberwarfare, and artificial intelligence.
Berrick expressed the need for Congress and DoD to prioritize the reality of the China pacing threat in their strategic considerations.
GAO advised the U.S. Department of Defense to maintain supply chains, gather intelligence, and leverage emerging space, cyber, and AI technologies in response to potential threats.
Berrick characterized the strategic competition with China as unlike any other challenge DoD has faced.
GAO suggested that Congress should closely monitor DoD's efforts to take timely actions in preparation for competition with China.
The report indicates that these actions could better position DoD to address challenges posed by China, but DoD has not yet implemented them.
The Space Force provides space-based support services to the entire Department of Defense, including satellite communications, GPS navigation, and weather data.
Cathleen Berrick, GAO’s managing director of defense capabilities and management, noted that DoD has started to invest and innovate in response to China's advances, but more efforts are needed.
GAO recommended that DoD revamp its satellite-based communications architecture and ground-based systems for command and control of satellites.
The Department of Defense’s 2022-02-15 report states that when a merger threatens DoD interests, DoD will support the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice in antitrust investigations and recommendations involving the defense industrial base.
The report titled 'Challenges Facing DoD in Strategic Competition with China' was published by GAO in an unclassified form on February 15.
GAO emphasized the importance of space-based capabilities for DoD, which include communications, navigation, targeting, and intelligence collection.
MTP will partner with Space Launch Delta 45 to facilitate the safe launch of Department of Defense National Security Space, NASA, NOAA, commercial, and Naval missions.
Viasat’s VISION management software achieved U.S. Department of Defense Joint Interoperability Test Command Integrated Waveform certification on 2022-02-15.
The Pentagon awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a $7,000,000 contract for a six-month pilot effort to determine how a zero trust architecture would be implemented across all DoD information systems.
Transitioning satellite-based networks to a zero trust architecture will require significant coordination between the Defense Department and commercial satcom operators that provide services to DoD.