JROC wants Air Force to explore 'material solution' for weather gaps

By Courtney Albon / June 14, 2016 at 4:04 PM
The Joint Requirements Oversight Council has directed the Air Force to explore a "material solution" as an option to address two glaring gaps in the service's space-based weather monitoring capability, and the service expects to return with a refined list of opportunities by the fall. The Government Accountability Office in March found that an analysis of alternatives completed earlier this year for the Weather Satellite Follow-on effort did not fully assess solutions to address an impending capability gap that will...

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