Application of Communication Satellites to the Military Command Structure

Abstract

Communication satellites (COMSATs) promise to have a great impact on military communications, and the difficulty in deciding the "who" and the "how" in their use has been evident to system planners from the first considerations of this new technology. The purpose of this paper is to call attention to particular advantages which COMSATs offer to meet peculiar needs in times of national emergency, and to suggest that the specific needs of joint commands should be given more attention in the planning of military COMSAT programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0680597

Entities

People

  • Jay Schwartz
  • Thomas G. Belden

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Asia
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Satellites
  • Communication Systems
  • Department Of State
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Frequency
  • Governments
  • High Gain
  • Military Communications
  • Radio Frequency
  • Satellite Communications
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Tactical Communications
  • Task Forces

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites