BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball
Aerospace, teamed with Booz Allen
Hamilton, was awarded a contract by the Space Rapid
Capabilities Office (SpRCO) to serve as the prime system integrator
for the SpRCO Ground Command, Control and Communications (GC3)
system. GC3 will integrate into and help enable the larger tactical
command and control enterprise for the United States Space
Force.
"The GC3 System Integrator program provides a great foundation
to work with SpRCO and other space resiliency mission partners to
develop and deliver advanced capabilities to support the
warfighter," said Mark Healy, vice
president and general manager, National Defense, Ball Aerospace.
"This mission aligns directly with the 2020 Defense Space Strategy
to enable the Department of Defense (DoD) to defend the space
domain."
The program will develop and deliver updated and enhanced
satellite operations capabilities that enable continuous
modernization by maximizing automation, flexibility and
commonality. Key to the system's flexibility will be the
utilization of Hexicon, a modular, open and scalable event driven
software architecture that allows for rapid and seamless
integration of new software and overall increased system
resiliency.
"We look forward to working closely with SpRCO in developing a
multi-mission ground system," said Steve Smith, vice president and general manager,
Systems Engineering Solutions, Ball Aerospace. "We are extremely
excited to unleash the full potential of Hexicon, our
ground-breaking event driven architecture developed for other
advanced national defense programs and apply it to meet the Space
Force's global operations."
Ball draws upon two decades of ground systems integration and
support, including command and control operations, for critical
civil and national defense programs, such as NASA's Kepler mission
to discover exoplanets and U.S. Air Force's Space-Based Space
Surveillance program to detect and track space objects and
spacecraft. With Hexicon at its heart, SpRCO's GC3 system will
represent the next step forward in scalable and future-proof
operations.
"We look forward to supporting Ball Aerospace and the SpRCO and
continuing to advance and defend our nation's space superiority,"
said Michael Johnston, vice
president, Booz Allen. "Booz Allen's deep expertise shaping open-source
solutions and securely integrating cloud services for ground
systems engineering will help support this critical mission and
keep cybersecurity at the forefront in the development and
implementation of GC3."
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Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL)
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beverage, personal care and household products customers, as well
as aerospace and other technologies and services primarily for the
U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ more
than 18,300 people worldwide and reported 2019 net sales of
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