{"id":32711,"date":"2024-04-16T13:22:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T13:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2024\/04\/16\/air-force-to-get-a-head-start-on-gps-target-tracking-efforts\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:35:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:35:42","slug":"air-force-to-get-a-head-start-on-gps-target-tracking-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2024\/04\/16\/air-force-to-get-a-head-start-on-gps-target-tracking-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force to get a head start on GPS, target tracking efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force is using new authority from Congress to get a head start on two development efforts yet to be approved as part of a formal budget cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Details on the programs are classified, but one is a Space Force initiative to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2024\/02\/09\/space-force-may-launch-gps-demonstration-satellites-to-test-new-tech\/\" target=\"_blank\"> improve the resilience of GPS satellites<\/a> and the second is an Air Force effort related to developing a battle management system for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/03\/01\/air-force-advisers-study-use-of-satellites-for-tracking-moving-targets\/\" target=\"_blank\">moving target indication<\/a>, or tracking mobile targets from air and space, the Air Force said in an April 16 press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis initiative will leverage the success of rapid acquisition authority, marking a pivotal moment in advancing national security objectives with unprecedented speed and efficiency,\u201d Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said in the press release. \u201cQuick Start will kickstart efforts intended to develop solutions to emerging problems, ensuring rapid progress from concept to implementation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2023\/12\/11\/congress-poised-to-let-pentagon-start-programs-before-budget-passes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lawmakers approved the authority known as Quick Start<\/a> in the Fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act in December. Kendall championed the effort, floating the idea early last year before submitting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/space\/2023\/04\/19\/air-force-wants-to-launch-programs-without-having-to-wait-for-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\">legislative proposal last April<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quick Start allows the military services to get started on some programs before Congress has approved them \u2014 a prolonged annual process that often leaves high-need capabilities in limbo. Air Force officials have said the tool will allow the service to respond to new threats and take advantage of emerging technologies in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Air Force is the first to use the authority, it\u2019s available to each of the military services. 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