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vAWS 2021: Mission Domain Live Engagement—Space Systems and Technology

April 1, 2021

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org

Video: Air Force Association on YouTube

Watch panelists Eric Brown, senior director of military space mission strategy at Lockheed Martin; Joe Cassady, executive director of space programs at Aerojet Rocketdyne; Colin Mitchell, general manager for space antennas, RF Systems, and PNT at L3Harris Technologies; and moderator Brig. Gen. Steven P. Whitney, director of space programs in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, take part in the “Mission Domain Live Engagement—Space Systems and Technology” session from AFA’s 2021 virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium.

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org

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