Defense Acquisition Magazine March-April 2025

42 Bridging Speed and Scale —Integrating Commercial

Space Advances Into Defense Capabilities Lt. Col. Allen J. Varghese, USSF, Deputy Director, Space Portfolio, Defense Innovation Unit Challenges persist in moving from com- mercial prototypes to operational capa- bility.

48 The Future of Space Force Software Acquisitions—

a Case Study in Satellite Communications Lt. Col. Laila S. Barasha, USSF, Maj. Samuel Jung, USSF, and Conrad K. Chong Software acquisition of the Evolved Stra- tegic Satellite Communications Mission Planning demonstrates innovation and industry best practices.

54 So You Think You Can Dance?—Acquisition Perspectives From the Space Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office Matthew Fetrow and Monica Hilbert

Leveraging the right acquisition author- ities, organizational culture and strong partnerships, the Space RCO has mas- tered the balance of cost, schedule, and performance at speed and scale—a del- icate “dance” needed to deliver critical spacepower capabilities for the Service.

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