Commercial Radar Operational Support to SOUTHCOM (CROSS)
Abstract
CROSS demonstrates the ability to task, on-demand, three commercial radar constellations and receive unclassified imagery to support operations and contingency planning activities. This capability provides USSOUTHCOM the ability to fulfill un-met lower resolution imagery tasks (e.g., Haiti disaster relief, Gulf oil spill, and specific classified military applications) within their area of responsibility. Upon successful demonstration at USSOUTHCOM, CROSS will replicate a similar model at remaining COCOMs and instantiate NGA contracts to provide direct and routine tasking and support for long-term COCOM radar imagery buys.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2013
- Source ID
- 946c58538138ff1a19c602caf0a98a96