C4ISR Breakfast Series: Satellite bandwidth on the fast track

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Could a space-based sensor layer help stop missile attacks?

Concerned by the development of hypersonic weapons in China and Russia, the Senate Armed Services Committee included $108 million for the development of a space-based sensor layer in the 2020 defense spending bill.
Raytheon rejects report that $6.2B GPS project will be delayed further

A new GAO report suggest that the GPS next-generation operational control system, which has already been plagued by delays, will likely be pushed back even further, although primary contractor Raytheon disputes those findings.
Could an advisory board help intel innovation?

The latest Intelligence Authorization Act, which was approved by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on May 14, would establish an advisory board for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Congress asks how the Air Force will pay for new missile warning satellites

In a report released May 20, the House Appropriations Committee expressed concern about the Air Force’s $1.4 billion budget request for its next generation missile warning satellite system..