The Effect on Operational and Tactical Surprise by U.S. Military Forces Due to the Proliferation of Unclassified Satellite Imaging Systems.

Abstract

This study investigates the ability of U.S. military forces to maintain surprise over the next five years, in view of the highly capable unclassified satellite imaging systems available soon. These systems developed for a broad range of scientific, commercial, civil, and media applications, will have the potential to provide space-based imagery of ongoing U.S. may no longer maintain the element of surprise that is held so dearly in its doctrine. The study uses three types of research methodology to analyze the problem: case studies, measurement research, and relationship research. The study examines the importance of surprise during three operation; El Dorado Canyon, Just Cause, and Desert Storm. This study systematically and speculatively determine it several programmed and proposed commercial satellite imaging systems have the quality, timeliness, and accessibility of defeat military surprise and examines the potential counteraffects to policy, diplomacy, and passive and active countermeasures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 02, 1995
Accession Number
ADA299374

Entities

People

  • Edwin C. Swedberg

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Military Applications
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Remote Sensing
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Space Systems
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites