SBIRS High to begin transition to new ground segment in FY-17 and FY-18

By Courtney Albon / August 10, 2017 at 5:12 PM
The Air Force told companies at a recent industry day it plans to begin migrating Space-Based Infrared System satellites onto a modernized ground control and mission data-processing system in fiscal years 2017 and 2018. The service is in the midst of transitioning from a legacy of stovepiped, fragmented satellite ground control segments to a new Enterprise Ground Services architecture that will consolidate systems onto a common network. As an early step in a years-long development and integration effort, the service...

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