High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Platforms for Tactical Wireless Communications and Sensor Use in Military Operations

Abstract

U,S military forces are transitioning to network centric operations, as described in Joint Vision 2010 and Joint Vision 2020. Warfighting elements will function as individual nodes in a global information grid with an end-to-end infrastructure that provides information on demand to warfighters, policy makers, and support personnel. This transition will place additional demands on wireless communications and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems. However, current and planned space-based communications solutions are costly and have significant shortfalls. Likewise, ISR systems will have difficulty fulfilling near real-time requirements and sensor-to-shooter roles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA397280

Entities

People

  • Charles R. Ferguson
  • Douglas A. Harbold

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Bandwidth
  • Communication Systems
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Detection
  • Employment
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • Military Applications
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Solar Energy
  • Surveillance
  • Warfare
  • Wireless Communications

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space