BAE Systems will provide a new satellite command and control system for the U.S. Space Force’s Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution, or FORGE, program.
Called FORGE C2, the system will support several Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared, or Next-Gen OPIR, missile warning satellites and transition the existing Space Based Infrared System, or SBIRS, constellation onto the new platform.
Using BAE Systems’ software, the Space Force will consolidate telemetry, tracking and command, flight dynamics, mission management and ground resource management onto a single framework. This will simplify operations, cut maintenance costs, reduce training needs and extend capabilities to future missile warning systems.
“FORGE C2 represents an innovative new approach to advancing command and control capabilities for the Space Force,” said Don Speranzini, vice president and general manager of Ground Systems & Services for BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems. “Our team has worked as a mission partner with the Space Force to develop a system that effectively monitors threats and helps strengthen the defense of the U.S. and our allied nations. We’re proud to contribute to this critical mission.”
The FORGE C2 program builds on BAE Systems’ history of developing ground systems for the defense and intelligence communities, the company said.
The company also helped develop infrared sensor payloads for the Next-Gen OPIR constellation and used its knowledge of the mission to help advance FORGE C2.