Army Space Master Plan

Abstract

The United States is the unquestioned leader in Space activities and is developing Space capabilities that will help transform the military. The United States Army is undergoing its own transformation from a heavy-oriented force to a light and agile force that will radically change how it conducts ground operations. The nation's Space capabilities have the potential to support all aspects of the ground maneuver force's operations and will be an integral component supporting the Army's transformation. Therefore, the Army needs a plan for how best to incorporate Space capabilities into its current and future forces, and a set of guidelines to develop Service positions on the design, acquisition, and employment of Space capabilities. The Senior Army Space Council, chaired by the Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations (Department of Army G3), tasked U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command to lead an Army-wide effort to develop an Army Space Master Plan that can guide development of Space capabilities in support of ground maneuver force operations. There are two versions of the Army Space Master Plan; an unclassified, high-level extract and a classified (SECRET) version containing the specific details. This article describes the material found in the Plan and the process used to develop the document.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA521117

Entities

People

  • Ron Dickerman

Organizations

  • United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Command And Control
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • High Altitude
  • Logistics
  • Military Satellites
  • Networks
  • Satellite Communications
  • Situational Awareness
  • Space Based
  • Space Systems
  • Surveillance
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space