combat a cyber attack on one of its satellites in the early days of Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine<\/a>, Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, a senior vice president of government strategy and policy at the operator, said Dec. 10 during the Spacepower Conference here.<\/p>The incident underscored the critical role of partnerships between government and commercial entities in navigating shared challenges in the space domain.<\/p>
\u201cToday, I think we have a fairly decent federated pickup game,\u201d Cowen-Hirsch said, \u201cand while you can certainly have successes in that regard, there\u2019s a significant amount of work that we have yet to accomplish.\u201d<\/p>
Optimizing and improving interoperability is particularly important for integrating allied systems and resources, she added.<\/p>
\u201cWe have a lot of work yet to do to do this integration, where we have the ability to take the best that commercial brings to bear right alongside and foundational to the core military capabilities,\u201d she said.<\/p>
Ricky Freeman, vice president for Kuiper Government Solutions, a division within the Project Kuiper broadband constellation Amazon plans to begin deploying next year, said industry could bring a breadth of capabilities and ubiquity to a war effort today but not mission-critical applicability.<\/p>
\u201cDo we currently have the capability \u2026 as a commercial and a government hybrid entity to connect all sensors, connect all shooters, connect across all domains \u2014 your land, space and cyber \u2014 for the single purpose of accelerating decision making?\u201d Freeman asked. \u201cWe\u2019re not there.\u201d<\/p>
\u201cAnd largely it\u2019s because we are not at that space where the commercial capabilities are fully understood, fully comprehended, fully integrated, and fully embraced.\u201d<\/p>
Freeman advocated for a unified forum to streamline efforts and establish standards that would enhance compatibility between commercial and military sectors.<\/p>
\u201cThere are so many capabilities that industry is bringing to the table that need to be vetted [and] made available to the warfighter,\u201d he continued. Still, there is currently no holistic strategy for getting all solutions back into the acquisition space.<\/p>
Breaking down \u201cwalls of mistrust\u201d between defense and for-profit commercial entities is critical for fostering collaboration, he said, adding that clearer communication of government needs enables private companies to align their technology development efforts better.<\/p>
Operating more transparently is vital for addressing shared threats in the space domain, Viasat\u2019s Cowen-Hirsch said, and fostering the unified responses needed in today\u2019s dynamic and challenging environment.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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