The Commercial Space Segment and The Need for Control

Abstract

With the current and projected continuance of the military's dependence upon the commercial space segment, it is imperative that the United States develops a strategy that regains the initiative and enables the attainment of an information superiority capability. It is critical to the United States that it maintains a position of information superiority across the spectrum of military operations. The access to commercial satellite systems will be a critical but challenging element of that advantage. Success will depend upon the practice of disciplined investment in space technologies as well as alternatives to reduce the dependence upon their limited capacity. It will also require the eventual development of force applications to counter known and probable threats to all space-based systems. Change is required now. Without guaranteed access to the required capacity for bandwidth, the U.S. technological advantage will be mitigated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 13, 2002
Accession Number
ADA405648

Entities

People

  • E. S. Hoffman

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Communication Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Communications
  • Governments
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Military Applications
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Satellite Communications
  • Space Systems
  • United States Central Command
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space