Army Space Master Plan

Abstract

As proven in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, today's battlefield extends vertically into Space, the ultimate high ground. As a Space-empowered force, the Army now and more so in the Future Force will exploit Space capabilities to enable future force concepts and the concepts of network-centric warfare. Robust Space capabilities enhance information superiority and situational awareness, permitting high-tempo, noncontiguous, simultaneous distributed operations. If the Army is to best exploit Space for 21st century land warfare, joint Space capabilities must be shaped and influenced to provide those key enablers most beneficial to the Army. If you work in the Space "field," the aforementioned is well known. However, to many in the Army, the capabilities from Space are taken for granted. Turn on your hand held GPS device and you get your location, turn on your television and you get 200 channels, plug in your satellite radio and you talk to the world. We all know these capabilities don't just happen, there needs to be a plan or roadmap to retain these capabilities while building new or future capabilities or systems. The Army Space Master Plan (ASMP) is the roadmap for the Army's use of Space. It proposes a vision of Space as a key enabler of multispectrum capabilities to the Army and joint force commander. The latest version, currently awaiting signature, is the follow-on to the first ASMP published in 1998. Using The Army Plan as the baseline, Joint Operating Concepts (JOpsCs), Joint Functional Concepts, Army Concepts, and the Army Transformation Roadmap (ATR), the ASMP defines the nine key Space functional areas and provides a roadmap to address each of the concepts and capabilities required to support the warfighter in the near term (2006-2011), mid-term (2012-2020), and far term (2021-2030).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA523262

Entities

People

  • Rob King

Organizations

  • United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Training
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Information Operations
  • Land Warfare
  • Military Science
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • Networks
  • Satellite Communications
  • Satellite Radio
  • Situational Awareness
  • Space Based
  • Space Sciences
  • Training
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

  • Space