Download or read book What Will Commercial Satellite Communications Do for the Military After Next written by Gregg E. Petersen and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the eight years from 1995 to 2003, over 890 commercial communications satellites comprising 34 new system constellations will be placed into service orbiting our planet. Many recent studies of the future United States military have identified satellite communications as key to the of the future force. The military's requirement for command and control on the move (C2OTM) and its penchant for often deploying to areas where little or no infrastructure exists further validate this satellite communication requirement. Although the military has its own satellite communications systems in use now and planned for the future, those systems have relatively low throughput and therefore do not satisfy the gross future requirements. As military budgets shrink and military constellations wear out without our ability to replace but a very few justified hardened systems, DoD must acquire the best possible mix of satellite communications support for the warfighter via commercial means. The three keys to military success for the force after next in this dual use area of technology will be: (1) knowledge of our own requirements, (2) knowledge of the technology's limitations, and (3) close cooperation with industry to insure our service specific requirements are met.

Download or read book What Will Commercial Satellite Communications Do for the Military After Next written by Gregg E. Petersen and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the eight years from 1995 to 2003, over 890 commercial communications satellites comprising 34 new system constellations will be placed into service orbiting our planet. Many recent studies of the future United States military have identified satellite communications as key to the of the future force. The military's requirement for command and control on the move (C2OTM) and its penchant for often deploying to areas where little or no infrastructure exists further validate this satellite communication requirement. Although the military has its own satellite communications systems in use now and planned for the future, those systems have relatively low throughput and therefore do not satisfy the gross future requirements. As military budgets shrink and military constellations wear out without our ability to replace but a very few justified hardened systems, DoD must acquire the best possible mix of satellite communications support for the warfighter via commercial means. The three keys to military success for the force after next in this dual use area of technology will be: (1) knowledge of our own requirements, (2) knowledge of the technology's limitations, and (3) close cooperation with industry to insure our service specific requirements are met.

Download or read book Employing Commercial Satellite Communications Wideband Investment Options for the Department of Defense written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Defense (DoD) is considering major investments in systems that exploit information to support warfighting, and communications between users around the globe will be key to transmitting and using this information. In the near term, there are not enough military systems to satisfy projected communications demand and commercial systems will have to be used. In the future, budgetary pressures will make it difficult for the services to satisfy the projected communications demand with dedicated military assets. This report seeks to answer several questions: 1) How much of the projected demand can be met with programmed and planned military assets?; 2) Can commercial technologies, systems, or services meet the remaining needs? How do commercial communication assets compare with military assets in their ability to meet criteria important to DoD? What steps might be taken to mitigate shortfalls?; 3) What is the expected cost of providing the projected communications demand?; and, 4) What investment strategies should DoD employ to minimize the expected cost? The many categories of military communications include everything from battlefield communications between mobile users to communications between fixed sites in rear areas. Some of these communications must be survivable in a nuclear war, and others need high levels of protection from detection, interception, or jamming. Some require verv high data rates, whereas others need only low data rates. Some communications can be by wire or fiber optic cable, whereas others must use wireless means. We have examined a specific category of communications-high bandwidth, minimally protected satellite communications. This category of military demand represents roughly half of the projected military satellite capacity needs. To the extent that use of commercial systems can satisfy this need, military systems can be used for more specialized communications needing a greater level of control over their operation.

Download or read book Navy s Needs in Space for Providing Future Capabilities written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-07-18 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States must operate successfully in space to help assure its security and economic well being. The Department of the Navy is a major user of space capabilities, although those capabilities are now primarily provided by DOD, the Air Force, and NOAA. Following a DOD assessment of national space security management in 2001, the Navy commissioned a Panel to Review Space to assess Navy space policy and strategy. As an extension of that review, the NRC was requested by the Navy to examine its needs in space for providing future operational and technical capabilities. This report presents a discussion of the strategic framework of future space needs, the roles and responsibilities for meeting those needs, an assessment of Navy support to space mission areas, and a proposed vision for fulfilling Naval forces space needs.

Download or read book Military Satellite Communications written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Analysis of Military Use of Commercial Satellite Communications written by Benjamin D. Forest and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the Gulf War of 1991, United States military satellite communication (SATCOM) bandwidth demand has increased dramatically, as evidenced by recent usage rates in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Department of Defense (DOD) has increasingly relied on commercial vendors to meet this demand. With an open-ended Global War on Terror and heavy reliance on bandwidth-intensive operations (such as unmanned aerial vehicle feeds), the demand is projected to continue increasing at huge levels. It is unlikely that reliance on commercial SATCOM will decrease, despite numerous planned military SATCOM assets launching over the next ten years. While commercial SATCOM is essential to most military operations and provides many advantages, its pervasive use also raises concerns related to security, cost, and survivability. This thesis analyzes the balance between Cod use of commercial SATCOM versus military SATCOM. It surveys historical and current military usage of Cod and commercial SATCOM, evaluates current predictions for military use of commercial SATCOM, and describes measures of effectiveness that can be used to evaluate the various SATCOM options. In culmination, this thesis defines what constitutes an appropriate balance of military and commercial SATCOM usage using cost, technical, and policy compliance measures of effectiveness. The measures of effectiveness lead to a recommendation of a more deliberate, less ad hoc use of commercial SATCOM for the vast majority of military SATCOM needs.

Download or read book Employing Commercial Satellite Communications written by Tim Bonds and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 2000 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report assesses military use of commercial wideband satellites by evaluating their effectiveness across several characteristics defined by the United States Space Command. The cost of buying or leasing commercial systems is then found and compared with the cost of buying military systems with commercial characteristics.

Download or read book A Strategic Analysis of Commercial Satellite Communications Enterprises and Their Role for the Warfighter of the Future written by Richard Gonder and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Satellite communications capabilities is today, and will be in the future, the critical enabler in achieving information dominance needed for Joint Vision 2010. This paper will discuss why this is so by baselining the current communications requirements as well as the emerging requirements of JV2010 and comparing the currently programmed capabilities in the -military satellite communications architecture as defined by the DOD Space Architect and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Space. After initially setting the baseline, the paper will discuss the ability of the exploding commercial satellite communications market to meet some, if not most of the uniquely military requirements (the pros) as well as the difficulties raised and/or military risk assumed (the cons) in exploiting the commercial offerings. In doing so a dozen or so serious commercial ventures are discussed. The paper also addresses how the DOD should leverage from the commercial systems. The following commercial enterprises are discussed: Transponded and trunked service - Intelsat and the like; Mobile Services - Iridium, Globalstar, Odyssey, ICO; Switched Bandwidth Systems - Spaceway, Astrolink, Cyberstar, Celestri, Teledesic.

Download or read book A Strategic Analysis of Commercial Satellite Communications Enterprises and Their Role for the Warfighter of the Future written by Richard Gonder and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Increased Military Reliance on Commercial Communications Satellites Implications for the War Planner written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The October 1993 Department of Defense Report on the Bottom-Up Review called for a greater reliance on commercial satellites for general-purpose military communications. This policy guidance was influenced in part by the Congressionally mandated Commercial Satellite Communications Initiative (CSCI) studies. As the DoD shifts to commercial platforms, what are the corresponding implications for the war planner? Drawing on information available in the public domain, this paper will attempt to determine whether commercial satellites offer new or increased vulnerabilities; and, if so, suggest new perspectives from which future war planners should view both the protection and denial of satellite communications.

Download or read book Acquiring Needed Satellite Communications written by Jeffery R. Granger and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Combat operations today demand the movement of vast amounts of information to see the enemy, track the enemy, command and control forces, support forces, and take the operational picture to US decision makers in all branches and at all levels. These requirements make satellite communications essential and, in the current environment, in extremely high demand. The position of this paper is the US Air Force needs additional military satellite communications to meet demands and mitigate risks. This paper looks at the current environment and discusses the problems the US Air Force and Department of Defense face in providing communications to the warfighter. Decision makers must concern themselves with making smart investment decisions that best meet demands considering the different risks and constraints. Success lies in establishing the right balance between military owned and commercially provided capability."--Abstract from web site.

Download or read book The Changing Role of the U S Military in Space written by Daniel Gonzales and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 1999 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growth in the technical capabilities of commercial and foreign space systems, potential exploitation of space by adversaries, increasing use of commercial space capabilities by U.S. forces, and continuing budget constraints are all changing the role of the U.S. military in space. The growth of commercial space markets, and the rapid privatization and increasing foreign ownership of commercial space assets, suggest that the Department of Defense must develop a long-term strategy to ensure adequate and secure access to commercial communications satellites and other commercial space resources. Space control will assume increasing importance in military operations, and space itself may become a theater of military operations. The United States should develop a long-term strategy to enable the U.S. military to deny space capabilities to potential adversaries. Such a strategy should rely on system or operational concepts that minimize collateral damage to commercial, civil, and third-party space assets and that do not violate existing arms control agreements or treaties. Space surveillance--the ability to precisely identify, track, and predict the position of objects in space --is an essential aspect of space control. Space control and changing space surveillance needs have implications for the Air Force as an institution.

Download or read book Military Use of Command SATCOM Benfits Costs and Challenges written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper discusses several aspects of the United States military's use of commercial satellite communications. Although much of the discussion applies to all of the uniformed services, the focus here is on the Department of the Navy which is the largest user of commercial satellite communications resources in the Department of Defense. A diverse set of references is provided for readers interested in further exploration.

Download or read book Military Dependence on Commercial Satellite Communications Systems Strength Or Vulnerability written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The military's growing dependence on commercial satellite communications systems will become a strength or vulnerability based on how well the right balance is achieved between commercial and military systems. Determining that balance is a function of clearly understanding both DoD's requirements and the vulnerabilities and risks associated with the use of, and dependence on, commercial systems.

Download or read book Military Satellite Communications written by Louis J. Rodrigues and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Project Advent written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Satellite Communications military civil Roles and Relationships written by United States. Congress. House. Government Operations and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: