Space and Airborne Communications for the Future Force

Abstract

This paper will discuss options for providing wide area communications support to the force of the future. The topic at hand - first, is to provide some context for "vertical communications support" and second, to show some (but not all) of is the more interesting options. The message is that there is a need now for more communications over a wider area than we have seen before; that need is going to grow in both dimensions; but there are new opportunities to support those communications that need further investigation. There are exciting new opportunities to be considered associated with newer technology - but with corresponding technical, operational and economic challenges. Additional research and development of a variety of options as well as close coordination between the military and industry communities is essential to meet warfighters requirements for the future force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA521824

Entities

People

  • Tomas A. Pagan

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Bandwidth
  • Control Systems
  • Earth Orbits
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • High Altitude
  • Iraqi-War
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Radar
  • Satellite Buses
  • Satellite Communications
  • Spacecraft
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space