Ronald Sega, the new Undersecretary of the Air Force and DOD Executive Agent for Space, believes it is time “to lower the risk” in space acquisition, according to Reuters news service. Speaking at a luncheon of the Washington Space Business Roundtable, Sega said the Air Force is making an extensive review of its space programs, many of which are over spent and behind schedule. The service plans to slow down projects whose technologies are immature. Sega believes that approach actually would speed up deployment of new systems.
Fresh off a meeting of the national armaments directors of NATO and the European Union, Pentagon acquisition and logistics chief William A. LaPlante said the allies and partners are moving toward not simply interoperable munitions, but “interchangeable” as well. The 45 directors met to discuss how they will provide military…