{"id":35384,"date":"2018-04-18T00:57:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T00:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/18\/air-force-sets-ambitious-goal-to-procure-next-missile-warning-satellites-in-five-years\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:26:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:26:03","slug":"air-force-sets-ambitious-goal-to-procure-next-missile-warning-satellites-in-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/c2-comms\/satellites\/2018\/04\/18\/air-force-sets-ambitious-goal-to-procure-next-missile-warning-satellites-in-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force sets ambitious goal to procure next missile warning satellites in five years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. \u2014 The Air Force is aiming to slash four years off the procurement of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/reagan-defense-forum\/2017\/12\/04\/stratcom-head-timeline-to-field-new-missile-warning-satellites-is-ridiculous\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">next generation of missile warning satellites<\/a>, reducing the time to develop and field the first satellite from nine years to five years, the service\u2019s top civilian announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the fiscal year 2019 budget release, the Air Force announced its plans to cancel the 7th and 8th satellites in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/space-symposium\/2017\/04\/06\/new-sbirs-satellite-sends-first-light\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\">Space Based Infrared System constellation,<\/a> or SBIRS, which provides early-warning capability to the nation\u2019s missile defense system. Instead, it will transition to a new program called Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson wants the new satellites to be more survivable and fielded more quickly, and will announce in a speech Tuesday night at Space Symposium that her goal is to shave four years off the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe aren\u2019t going to spend years on an analysis of alternatives. We will drive toward simplicity and use known sensor technology,\u201d she said, according to prepared remarks of her speech. \u201cBut the biggest barrier to speed isn\u2019t in industry; it\u2019s in the Pentagon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/space-symposium\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read more from Space Symposium 2018! <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Putting the first satellite on orbit in five years is an aggressive goal, said Will Roper, the service\u2019s top acquisition executive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, it\u2019s unclear where the starting post actually is. Roper said the clock will start ticking down \u201conce the program manager has the reins, and the reins means that they have a vendor that they\u2019re working with.\u201d But it\u2019s unclear whether that means when a number of vendors begin prototyping concepts, or when the service makes its final downselect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are going to begin with very focused prototyping, competitive prototyping as opposed to the long analysis,\u201d Roper told reporters ahead of Wilson\u2019s speech. \u201cThat shaves time off \u2026 increases competition, determines the people who can really build on the schedule, who are the ones that can\u2019t and then you can pare down.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As far as what the SBIRS follow-on will look like, it\u2019s clear that much is still to be determined and will rely on the results of the prototyping effort and what companies can prove is in the realm of the possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wilson said the service will lean on mature sensors and a common satellite bus to speed up the fielding of the new satellites. The Air Force will also set up a new, still unnamed office, which will report directly to Roper, which will \u201cchange the Pentagon rules on how we buy things so that speed is possible.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein added that the new satellites must also be part of a defendable architecture. That, Wilson said, could mean giving those satellites defensive capabilities, making them more maneuverable or putting more fuel onboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part of that survivability could also involve putting the missile warning satellites in a mix of different orbits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re not ready to say what we think the right mix is,\u201d Roper said. \u201cPart of moving to prototyping is acknowledging that you\u2019ve got some experimentation and discovery to do. 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