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Article: Interview with Rear Adm. Michael Sharp SPAWAR Vice Commander ASN (RDA) Chief Engineer Acting DASN C41/Space.(Space & Naval Warfare Systems Command)(Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development and Acquisition, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy)(Interview)
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- CHIPS
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- September 22, 2004
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The goal sounds simple enough: Provide warfighters with battlespace information that is optimally relevant, timely, accurate and usable. In reality, however, creating the architecture to align myriad frequencies, protocols and systems--all the bits and bytes that cut across platforms and warfighting missions--proves much more challenging.
It's a complex subject Rear Adm. Michael A. Sharp knows well because no matter which of the four hats he wears, questions regarding interoperability, integrated systems and capability-based acquisition are never far away.
As the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Vice Commander, Sharp has a vital role in developing ...