{"id":31670,"date":"2022-01-18T18:19:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T18:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/01\/18\/air-force-research-lab-pushes-new-space-force-tack-on-hybrid-architecture\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:09:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:09:05","slug":"air-force-research-lab-pushes-new-space-force-tack-on-hybrid-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2022\/01\/18\/air-force-research-lab-pushes-new-space-force-tack-on-hybrid-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force Research Lab pushes new Space Force tack on hybrid architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Air Force Research Laboratory\u2019s new space-focused technology executive expects the science and technology community to play a key role in helping the Space Force accelerate its shift toward more hybrid, resilient architectures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lab in November <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2021\/11\/02\/air-force-research-laboratory-names-new-head-of-space-science-and-technology-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\">named Andrew Williams<\/a> its deputy technology executive officer for space science and technology \u2014 a new job meant to improve integration across its air and space portfolios and to ensure the lab has a single point of contact for space S&amp;T.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Williams told C4ISRNET in a recent interview one of his top priorities is to support the Space Force as it moves to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2021\/01\/28\/the-space-force-wants-a-more-resilient-architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\">more distributed, resilient space architecture<\/a> that combines traditional Defense Department systems with emerging space technology, integrates more commercial capabilities and operates in more orbits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe science and technology that\u2019s going to enable that architecture resiliency is really the key \u2014 and making sure that we innovate and deliver on faster timelines to support that,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For AFRL, the immediate focus will be less on hardware and more on building a software foundation that uses autonomy, machine learning and data fusion to help the Space Force make faster, more informed decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the work to improve software development has been spurred by the lab\u2019s partnerships with the Catalyst Campus \u2014 a Colorado Springs-based hub for industry collaboration and innovation \u2014 and the Space Force\u2019s software factories in Colorado and California, Williams said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the hardware side, near-term AFRL experiments like Navigation Technology Satellite-3 and several space domain awareness projects will focus on augmenting current space and ground architectures with new technology. 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