The Aerospace Divorce: What should be the dividing line between the Air Forces space assets and the Space Force

Abstract

A key decision in the process of developing the Space Force is deciding what capabilities should remain in the Air Force. In order to determine where the line should be drawn, I have developed a methodology based on the air kill chain and the space kill chain. The priority for assets moving to the Space Force are those that enable freedom of movement in the space domain, for example those that relate to space situation awareness. The next category for moving to the Space Force is service agnostic space support capabilities such as global utilities like GPS and other missions that are defined by common use by a multitude of entities, like intelligence satellites. The capabilities that must remain in the Air Force are those that play a part of the air kill chain, aka items that are used by primarily air players and are able to adapt to air player needs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 24, 2019
Accession Number
AD1107495

Entities

People

  • Stephen Shea

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Satellites
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Military Operations
  • Positioning Navigation And Timing
  • Satellite Communications
  • Situational Awareness
  • Space Based
  • Space Force
  • Space Operations
  • Space Situational Awareness
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space