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[Satellite TODAY 03-06-13] The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center‘s Defense Weather Systems Directorate has chosen Harris Corporation to conduct a study and make recommendations to help modernize the U.S. Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. 
   As part of the study, Harris will analyze the existing Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) space and ground assets and recommend plans to help them evolve into the Weather Satellite Follow-on (WSF) to meet mission needs and lower life cycle costs. 
   The comprehensive study will address potential compatibility and transition issues, cutover of operations, sustainment impacts, minimizing of disruptions to operations, and security accreditation implications. And the recommendations likely will include an evolutionary approach that leverages Harris’ data processing capabilities to meet critical weather information needs for the warfighter. 
 

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