
The Air Force is in the initial planning stages for a single, unified satellite ground system architecture that will harness open systems to exercise command and control (C2) during conflict that may extend to space.Air Force Lt. Gen. David Buck, the new 14th Air Force commander and Joint Functional Component Command (JFCC) for Space chief, said Friday the service’s current satellite ground systems are stovepiped by mission area, which requires individualized operating systems and procedures. The current systems, he said,…