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Space

Space Force Finalizes New Enterprise SATCOM Vision

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, February 20th, 2020

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Space Force Finalizes New Enterprise SATCOM Vision

Gen. Jay Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force, and Commander, U.S. Space Command, recently signed the USSF Vision for Enterprise Satellite Communications (SATCOM). (DoD photo by Patrick Morrow)

The U.S. Space Force has completed a new service vision for enterprise satellite communications (SATCOM) that seeks to eliminate traditional stovepipes for system acquisition and allow for rapid employment of new technologies in the commercial sector. Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, Space Force chief of space operations, recently signed the vision, the service shared in a Feb. 19 release. The new document, shared on the Space Force's website, follows a series of events taking place over the past two years that…

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