Technology Initiatives in Support of Joint Warfighters - Current Initiatives

Abstract

In this article, I want to discuss how U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command (SMDC/ARSTRAT) continues to explore better ways to meet its ever-growing mission demands. This article explores current initiatives that will improve support to missile tracking and testing and Space launch efforts at the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (RTS)/U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA); support to the joint warfighter through the use of operationally responsive Space and high altitude platforms; and the contributions of the Big Crow Project Office. Real time mission data from the Pacific Rim possible through fiber optic cable SMDC/ARSTRAT supports the Missile Defense Agencys (MDA) efforts to build a missile defense system through real-time mission support at RTS. Negotiations continue for the installation of a submarine fiber optic cable to be in place by Fiscal Year 2008 between RTS and the continental U.S. (CONUS) and other dispersed locations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA521075

Entities

People

  • Michael C. Schexnayder

Organizations

  • United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Earth Orbits
  • Electronic Warfare
  • High Altitude
  • Information Operations
  • Kwajalein Atoll
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Line Of Sight
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Marshall Islands
  • Orbits
  • Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites