Summary: Space Systems Command (SSC), the U.S. Space Force field command responsible for developing and delivering resilient space capabilities, stood up a new System Delta to support the Battle Management, Command, Control, Communication, and Space Intelligence (BMC3I) Program Executive Office portfolio. This stand up synchronizes acquisition efforts for critical space system capabilities and works together with Space Operations Center (SpOC) Mission Deltas to improve mission readiness.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.– Space Systems Command (SSC), the U.S. Space Force (USSF) field command responsible for developing and delivering resilient space capabilities, stood up its newest System Delta (SYD) through a stand up and assumption of command ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base on August 8, 2025. The new System Delta 85 (SYD 85) delivers integrated Space Domain Awareness (SDA), missile warning and tracking, Command, Control, and Communication (C3), Battle Management, and Space Intelligence capabilities for the USSF and joint warfighters.
USAF Brig. Gen. Michelle Idle, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Space Systems Command, presided over the ceremony at which USSF Col. Jason West assumed command of SYD 85. “The Space Force’s System Delta framework aligns our acquisition programs within mission areas, allowing us to synchronize efforts and streamline the work between acquisitions and operations with our Mission Delta (MD) counterparts,” Idle said.’ “The framework consolidates and unifies existing command authorities and activities to foster unit cohesion, align command priorities, and optimize the force.”
The new SYD 85 contains three System Program Directors (SPDs), formerly known as Senior Materiel Leaders, corresponding to Battlespace Awareness, Battle Management, and Space Access & Networked Services. In addition to the SPDs, there is a direct report System Program Manager (SPM), formerly known as Materiel Leader) supporting Space Intelligence efforts within SSC’s BMC3I portfolio. The SPDs and SPMs are focused on developing and fielding sensors, satellite control antennas, data systems, and software capabilities to counter adversary actions and threats in and through the space domain.
“Our mission in SYD 85 is to deliver effective, integrated, and supported capabilities to enable space superiority and to forge a new generation of acquisitions professionals to defend our forces, homeland, and allies,” said West. “In close collaboration with the PEO BMC3I, SpOC Mission Deltas (MDs), combatant commands, intelligence community, and other partners, SYD 85 is leading the way to rapid and effective fielding of new capabilities and cross-cutting integration of weapon systems critical to our national security.”
SYDs consolidate the design, development, and delivery of systems under a mission-focused command structure for acquisitions. The SYDs are complementary to SpOC’s MDs, which are responsible for the sustainment of space systems, and will consolidate all aspects of mission-area readiness under SSC’s current PEO organizational construct. This new alignment combines current SSC Acquisition Deltas into SYDs that have mission sets aligned to SpOC MDs performing mission generation, intelligence support, and cyber defense.
The aligned MD and SYD organizations are structured to work together to improve mission readiness, achieve unity of command and effort, and ensure the Nation’s interests in, from, and to space. Additional SSC SYDs are slated for stand up in the coming months completing the synchronization of acquisition efforts for new capabilities.
Minimal changes in physical relocation of personnel are anticipated, and the SYD stand ups do not change the core missions of SSC or other field commands. USSF’s field command structure – SpOC, SSC, and STARCOM remain the same.
“Our systems are the foundation that makes all other systems work. Without battle space awareness, we are blind, without intelligence, we are lost,” said West. “On day one, I have one standing order for SYD 85, I want the team to seize the opportunities that this SYD affords. SYD 85 strengthens connections that enable the warfighter mentality and empower combatant commands to win the strategic advantage of the first move.”
Space Systems Command is the U.S. Space Force field command responsible for acquiring, developing, and delivering resilient capabilities to outpace emerging threats and protect our Nation’s strategic advantage in, from, and to space. SSC manages a $15.6 billion annual space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense, working with joint forces, industry partners, government agencies, academia, and allied nations. For more information, visit ssc.spaceforce.mil and follow @USSF-SSC on LinkedIn.
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