Extremely High Frequency (EHF) Low Probability of Intercept (LPI) communication Applications

Abstract

A Commander-in-Chief U.S. Pacific Fleet letter to the Chief of Naval Operations, dated September 12, 1989, contains a Command and Control Studies and Analysis Program (C2STAP) proposal for EHF line-of-sight communications. The purpose of this thesis is to address several of the issues raised by the C2STAP proposal by providing: an analysis of the inherent advantages and disadvantages of communications in the EHF spectrum, an analysis of the current and projected future state of EHF technology with respect to potential military applications, a link analysis of an EHF LPI communications link in a specific tactical scenario, and a recommendation to upgrade the Integrated Refractive Effects Prediction System (IREPS) in order to provide an EHF LPI link assessment capability. Although many other applications are referred to, the primary purpose of this thesis is to assess the feasibility, practicality, and tactical benefit of EHF communication systems. Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA226653

Entities

People

  • Robert W. Belcher

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • 5G Wireless Networks
  • Atmospheric Attenuation
  • Bandwidth
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Detectors
  • Extremely High Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Line Of Sight
  • Microwave Frequency
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Network Science
  • Radio Communications
  • Radio Equipment
  • Radio Frequency
  • Satellite Communications
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.

Technology Areas

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