A third-generation infrared satellite system is already in the works in the USAF FY2010 budget request. While the Senate appropriators have fully funded the effort, the House version cut the program request by about 30 percent. An infrared demonstration payload will be launched on a commercial satellite next year, a prudent effort to show initiative [...]
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Funding Issues for Son of SBIRS and MUOS
Posted: October 9, 2009 in MUOS, SBIRS, SBIRS Follow-On, Son of SBIRS0
Groan. Confirmation. See if you can use the acronyms “SBIRS” and “GAO” with the words “trouble-plagued,” ”chronic,” and “problem” in one sentence. Bonus points if you can weave in “optimistic” and “award fee.” Would anyone in the defense industry be willing to take on a SBIRS-like effort under a firm fixed price contract?
It’s been said that human beings are the only creatures capable of deceiving themselves. If you agree with that, you may also agree to the human tendency to keep throwing good money after bad product, that is, it’s tough to know just when to cut your losses and walk away. The Space Based Infrared System [...]
