
A top Department of the Air Force official laid down the gauntlet to industry on Feb. 23 to help field space systems more rapidly to counter China. "It all comes down to executing, and it's easier said than done," Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration Frank Calvelli told a Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) forum. "The government needs to get into the habit--in their acts and strategies, in their RFPs and source selection…