SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS: DOD Should Develop a Plan for Implementing Its Recommendations on a Future Wideband Architecture

Abstract

DOD uses military and commercial satellite communications (SATCOM) to meet its global communications requirements. DOD acquires wideband capacity through two methods: DOD purpose-built: DOD obtains some of its SATCOM through its purpose-built systems, which include Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites. While DOD awards contracts to commercial companies to build these systems, the department is responsible for the systems procurement, operations and sustainment; therefore, they are considered purpose-built.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1116072

Entities

People

  • Cristina T. Chaplain

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Congress
  • Earth Orbits
  • Frequency Bands
  • Information Systems
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Radio Frequency
  • Satellite Communications
  • Space Force
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites