Beam Me Up: The U.S. Marine Corps and Communications by Light

Abstract

The United States Marine Corps needs to diversify its signature in the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) by augmenting its radio frequency (RF) based equipment with light-based systems, using high-powered light-emitting diodes (LEDs), to be more survivable and realize increased communications assurance in an EMS contested environment against a peer or near-peer adversary.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 21, 2020
Accession Number
AD1177798

Entities

People

  • Nicholas S. Mitchell

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Command And Control
  • Data Transmission
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Direction Finding
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Mesh Networks
  • Mobile Phones
  • Network Protocols
  • Radar
  • Radio Communications
  • Radio Equipment
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Frequency Devices
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Situational Awareness
  • Stations
  • United States
  • Voice Over Internet Protocol
  • Warfare

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