Achieving Robust and Resilient Navigation and Timing for Defense Applications

Abstract

Over the past 30 years, the increasing availability of highly accurate position, velocity, and time (PVT) information has transformed the U.S. military. It has affected almost every aspect of operations, and influenced fundamental changes in the force structure. As one example, air strike planners have transitioned from asking "How many aircraft will it take to destroy this target?" in the Vietnam era, to now asking "How many targets can this aircraft destroy?" Force size, force structure, logistics, and even the size of munitions and weapons systems are predicated on highly accurate PVT. This transformation is due to the U.S. Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS), which is being imitated by other satellite-based navigation and timing (SATNAV) systems developed by other nations around the world. GPS is unmatched by any other known technology for providing PVT.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1107964

Entities

People

  • John W. Betz

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Force Structure
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Navigation
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Satellite Navigation Systems
  • Security
  • Signal Processing
  • Space Systems
  • Spoofing
  • Training
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space