Response and Recovery Time Two Criteria for AFRL STAR-FISH Effort

The US Air Force Research Laboratory is assessing secure-by-design satellite technologies through its Space Technology Advanced Research–Fast-tracking Innovative Software and Hardware, or STAR-FISH, program. A new industry notice identifies response and recovery time among the measures used to judge cyber protection and mission effectiveness in proliferated low-Earth-orbit architectures. The research addresses how spacecraft and supporting software detect, withstand and recover from attacks while maintaining timely military services. It is an evaluation and research solicitation, not a confirmed satellite launch, operational constellation replacement or finished cyber-resilience capability.