During the latest in the “Warfighter Talks” series between the Air Force and Army, the service Chiefs of Staff signed a new memorandum of agreement that signals their intent to provide direct liaisons at various levels to engage in a range of issues from joint training to working equipment interoperability issues. And, according to an Air Force release, the services “will seek opportunities to jointly develop doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures,” working through personnel exchanges at service schools.
In the Space Force’s push to increase its consumption of commercial satellite capabilities, satellite communications stands out as the template. The question now is how broadly the Space Force will look to leverage additional SATCOM providers.