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DoD Looks to Field EM&C, Linchpin of Rapid Switching Between SATCOM Networks, By 2027

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023

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DoD Looks to Field EM&C, Linchpin of Rapid Switching Between SATCOM Networks, By 2027

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V is to carry two Amazon Project Kuiper Protoflight satellites into orbit on Oct. 6 (ULA Photo)

The Pentagon wants to have an Enterprise Management and Control (EM&C) system up and running by 2027 to enable military forces to switch rapidly from one satellite band, orbit, or communications network to another, as needed. The U.S. Space Force is to build EM&C and is collaborating with DoD. "We've got an [EM&C] implementation plan that runs from [20]23 to [20]27," Mike Dean, the head of DoD satellite communications (SATCOM) under Pentagon chief information officer John Sherman, said in a…

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