{"id":31343,"date":"2019-04-09T20:07:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T20:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/04\/09\/top-air-force-official-takes-shots-at-space-development-agencys-first-project\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:16:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:16:27","slug":"top-air-force-official-takes-shots-at-space-development-agencys-first-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/04\/09\/top-air-force-official-takes-shots-at-space-development-agencys-first-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Top US Air Force official takes shots at Space Development Agency\u2019s first project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. \u2014 In what will likely be her final speech at Space Symposium before departing in May, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson used her time to deliver a scathing blow to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2019\/03\/13\/pentagon-officially-stands-up-space-development-agency-names-first-director\/\" target=_blank>newly established Space Development Agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wilson has been a strong and vocal critic of the Space Development Agency, which was officially formed last month and has strong backing by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2019\/04\/09\/chinese-threats-necessitate-new-space-structures-shanahan-warns\/\" target=_blank>acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2017\/12\/26\/could-the-pentagons-new-rampe-head-take-over-military-space-programs\/\" target=_blank>Mike Griffin, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2019\/04\/09\/welcome-to-the-pentagons-space-week-will-it-define-the-departments-future-in-orbit\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2018.4.9-Profiles.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Welcome to the Pentagon\u2019s \u2018Space Week.\u2019 Will it define the department\u2019s future in orbit?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">At a time when the Pentagon is heavily focused on space, this week stands out as a potential landmark in how the department will organize its approach to the war-fighting domain.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those officials envision SDA as an organization that will fast-track important space programs, and its first task will be to launch a constellation of many small, inexpensive low-Earth orbit satellites that will rapidly transfer data between space- and ground-based capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, Wilson rebuked that idea, saying that a \u201cone size fits all\u201d approach to small satellites could be disastrous.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2019\/03\/13\/in-memo-air-force-head-hits-space-development-agency-as-not-ready-for-prime-time\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/16x9-composite.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">In memo, Air Force secretary slams Space Development Agency as not ready for prime time<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pentagon wants to cut more than 100 current jobs and replace most of them with Space Development Agency roles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet me be clear: The United States Air Force is funding the development of low-Earth orbit systems and commercially based systems for some of our missions,\u201d Wilson told the audience at the Space Symposium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut launching hundreds of cheap satellites into theater as a substitute for the complex architectures where we provide key capabilities to the war fighter will result in failure on America\u2019s worst day if relied upon alone. The analysis shows that,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The analysis cited by Wilson is a 90-day study that re-evaluated the space strategy the Air Force put forward two years ago. The study included perspectives from other Defense Department and government stakeholders as well as all space-centric missions like missile warning, communications and intelligence gathering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe took the best estimates of the threat and pursued a thinking adversary who will respond to the actions that we take,\u201d she said, adding that the service conducted a series of war games and simulations using various space architectures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The findings highlight a need for a diverse space architecture that uses commercial space technologies when it makes sense, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIncreasing the number of satellites helps. But numbers alone are not enough,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cThe study also found that space missions that are not well aligned with commercial, low-Earth orbit satellite are actually better off staying where they are or making other changes to protect themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout her speech, the top Air Force civilian praised the service\u2019s work to streamline how it buys space assets. Wilson no longer has decision authority on space programs, she said, because she can\u2019t add any value to the process and wants to trust space officials and program managers to make the right calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She also announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/c2-comms\/2019\/03\/07\/the-air-force-awarded-a-contract-after-just-3-minutes\/\" target=_blank>second \u201cPitch Day\u201d<\/a> aimed at getting innovative startup companies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/air-force-association\/2018\/09\/17\/air-force-aims-to-move-startups-from-pitch-to-contract-award-in-24-hours\/\" target=_blank>under contract within minutes<\/a>, this time centered around space technologies and taking place in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, in his own speech before Wilson\u2019s, Shanahan portrayed SDA as an agency that will be positioned to partner with industry, saying he wants to \u201crip off and deploy\u201d the kinds of tech available in the commercial space sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It remains to be seen whether Wilson\u2019s criticism will impact the structure of SDA, which is already an established reality. The Pentagon stood up SDA on March 12, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2018\/11\/08\/space-expertise-isnt-necessary-to-run-the-space-development-agency-says-pentagon-deputy\/\" target=_blank>Shanahan tapping Fred Kennedy<\/a>, then the director of the Tactical Technology Office, to lead the new organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wilson is leaving the Air Force secretary job in May, and other Air Force leaders don\u2019t seem eager to fight against the SDA\u2019s formation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an exclusive interview with Defense News, Air Force Chief of Staff Dave Goldfein said that both Shanahan and Wilson are focused on speeding up how the military buys space capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think there\u2019s great promise in making sure that we take the work that [Space and Missile Systems Center] has been doing and advancing that, and the work SDA will do, and finding the right ways to make sure that we move forward as Secretary Shanahan said, without adding additional bureaucracy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Strategic Command chief Gen. John Hyten, who was nominated April 8 to become vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also tried to strike a balance between Wilson\u2019s view and that of Shanahan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou heard two things this morning: You heard the secretary of defense talk about the Space Development Agency, taking risk and trying new things. You heard the secretary of the Air Force talk about the new Space and Missile Systems Center, where we\u2019re taking risk and doing things in a different way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat we as a nation need to understand is that both of those are going to be part of the solution of the future. We have to make sure that we allow people to take risks and fail every once and a while. 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