112 - The Navy, Military SATCOM and the Digital IF Interoperability Consortium

In this Constellations Podcast, we are joined by Bill Joo, Special Projects Engineer at the U.S. Navy. Mr. Joo has over 25 years of experience in software-defined radios, and was one of the principal developers of the widely deployed joint tactical radio systems. In this episode, Mr. Joo discusses JADC2, project OVERMATCH and aligning programs to deliver a focused capability. Mr. Joo shares the changing and dynamic battlefield for warfighters and the importance military SATCOM will have in helping the warfighters. Finally, Mr. Joo speaks on the current challenges of interoperability and open standards as well as a non-profit industry group, Digital IF Interoperability (DIFI) Consortium, that is collectively influencing this commercial standard.