USAF expects enterprise ground migration in next five years

By Courtney Albon / April 21, 2016 at 5:42 PM
The Air Force is moving forward with its implementation plan for a new space Enterprise Ground Services concept, and expects to release a request for information later this month that will allow industry to help set standards and shape future ground system architecture. Enterprise Ground Services, or EGS, is part of a larger Air Force effort to fundamentally change the way the service controls satellites from the ground. Historically, the service has utilized stovepiped, constellation-unique ground terminals that have become...

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