New Ground Control System Online for Milstar: The US Air Force has transitioned from its legacy command and control system to the new CCS-C—Command and Control System-Consolidated with transfer of Milstar satellite operations to the new system, says system designer Integral Systems. The CCS-C now enables “state-of-the-art” control for Defense Satellite Communication System III and Milstar and will cover the Advanced EHF and Wideband Gap-filler Satellites.
The Pentagon is readying a slew of reforms to its acquisition practices designed to speed up the military’s process for buying weapons and systems and structure its program offices to prioritize competition and commercial capabilities, according to a draft memo.
