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Space

Update to Life Cycle Sustainment Plan Needed for Department of Air Force Satellite Control Network, GAO Says

Frank Wolfe

Monday, April 10th, 2023

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Update to Life Cycle Sustainment Plan Needed for Department of Air Force Satellite Control Network, GAO Says

Workers conduct an inspection at Guam Tracking Staton on Sept. 12, 2018 in the aftermath of Typhoon Mangkhut (Department of the Air Force Courtesy Photo)

The U.S. Space Force intends to bolster its satellite communications capacity through the use of electronically-steered phased array antennas for the DoD Satellite Control Network (SCN), and a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) study urges the Department of the Air Force to finish its planned update to the SCN life cycle sustainment plan (LCSP). "SCN is a critical part of Space Force’s control system for space assets, but it is facing obsolescence challenges and potential capacity gaps as DoD and…

Congress

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Army

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