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Space

U.S. Space Force Joins Satellite Ground Tech Interoperability Group

By Rachel Jewett

Friday, October 8th, 2021

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U.S. Space Force Joins Satellite Ground Tech Interoperability Group

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The U.S. Space Force and a number of commercial companies have joined a satellite industry group working for interoperability in satellite and ground system networks. The Digital IF Interoperability Consortium (DIFI) announced Oct. 7 that the Space Force, Space Systems Command (SSC), and commercial members Bascom Hunter Technologies; ETL Systems; Envistacom; L3Harris Technologies Communication Systems Operating Division; and Systems Technologies (Systek) joined the consortium. Lt. Col. Gary Thompson, chief of Satcom Capability Area Integration for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command, highlighted interoperability’s importance to SSC: “The interoperability of equipment and network…

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