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Air Force Touts Disaggregated Space Architecture Benefits In New White Paper

Friday, August 23rd, 2013

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Military space architecture disaggregation is an innovative opportunity to stay ahead of adversaries, increase technological advancement and decrease production costs, the Air Force’s space wing said Wednesday in a new report. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) in its white paper, Resiliency and Disaggregated Space Architectures, touted the advantages of space disaggregation, or spreading capabilities onto multiple platforms or systems. Disaggregation improves mission survivability by increasing the number and diversity of potential targets, thereby complicating an adversary’s decision calculus and increasing…

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