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Air Force Rethinking Acquisition Of ‘Survival Of Nation’ Capabilities

Monday, April 25th, 2016

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--The Air Force is rethinking the way it acquires critical "survival of the nation" space capabilities with a plan called the Space Enterprise Vision.Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) chief Gen. John Hyten said April 14 the Space Enterprise Vision is a joint effort with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to determine how to better acquire critical capabilities like strategic missile warning and nuclear command and control (C2) communications. He said other capabilities like these, which he called warfighter…

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