Tackling the Space Community's Analytical Challenges Workshop Report
Abstract
United States Space Command combines Air Force, Army and Navy space components to provide space-based support and combat capabilities to the warfighting Commanders-in-Chief (CINCs). The support is currently focused predominantly in the areas of communication, navigation, meteorology, surveillance and reconnaissance. Although no current combat capabilities are provided directly from space, the future is ripe to exploit space for "gaining and maintaining the high ground." Some of the current combat capabilities being explored by the space community are space based radar and laser platforms, common aerodynamic vehicles and conventional ballistic missiles that would carry various payloads in and through space for precision strike. These current and future capabilities would benefit from a broad range of analytical support, defining the associated doctrine, exploring relevant tactics, comparing operational concepts, and assuring sustainment over the lifetime of the envisioned systems. The MORS Workshop "Tackling the Space Community's Analytical Challenges" focused a select group of analysts and decision makers to help define these space community challenges; survey current approaches, methodologies, models, tools and databases; identify gaps in the existing analytic capabilities; and, propose workable solutions to fill these gaps and support the needs of the warfighter.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 30, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA411158
Entities
People
- Suzanne M. Beers
Organizations
- Military Operations Research Society