Technology Initiatives in Support of Joint Warfighters - Current Initiatives

Abstract

The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command is continuously exploring ways to better meet its ever-growing mission demands. In the last Army Space Journal, I discussed how SMDC delivers Space, and near Space, capability to the Army and the joint warfighter. 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 use of near Space platforms to enhance situational awareness on the battlefield, modeling and simulation efforts to combine live testing elements where feasible with simulations, and Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) support to combatant commanders; and through the establishment of an Interceptor Center of Excellence (ICoE) and a partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA524892

Entities

People

  • Michael C. Schexnayder

Organizations

  • United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Ground Stations
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Reconnaissance Satellites
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects