| Assessing Chinese Intentions for the Military Use of the Space Domain |
19 MAY 2011 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Paul S. Oh; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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 | The continuing rise of Chinese political and military power has made Americans suspicious of China's intentions in the space domain. For many in the American defense community, the 2007 Anti-Satellite (ASAT) test was the smoking gun that proved China's ultimate desire to challenge American space dominance. Other experts, however, have proposed a more benign intent behind such actions, leading to vigorous debates over Chinese motives and the appropriate American responses. ... |
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| Influencing the Behavior of General Chang Wanquan to Protect United States Space Assets |
Apr 2009 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
Scott E Bergren; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| In January 2007, the Chinese successfully tested an anti-satellite (ASAT) missile that threatened US space assets and weakened Sino-US ties. A second successful test would further damage those ties and place more debris in Low-Earth Orbit, rendering that critical space passage less usable. The US must attempt to engage General Chang Wanquan, the Director of the General Armament Department, and influence him not to attempt a second test. This study ... |
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| Air and Space Power Journal. Volume 23, Number 3, Fall 2009 |
Jan-2009 |
132 pages |
| Authors:
AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL AIRPOWER JOURNAL
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| The Air and Space Power Journal, Air Force Recurring Publication 10-1, published quarterly, is the professional journal of the United States Air Force. It is designed to serve as an open forum for the presentation and stimulation of innovative thinking on military doctrine, strategy, force structure, readiness, and other matters of national defense. |
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| Countering the Chinese Threat to Low Earth Orbit Satellites: Building a Defensive Space Strategy |
Jan-2009 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher Putman; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| To counter the Chinese threat to its low Earth orbit satellites, the United States should adopt a defensive strategy focused on deterrence and recovery. China demonstrated their ability to employ an anti-satellite weapon when it destroyed one of its own weather satellites in 2007. While it does not publish a public national military strategy, several Chinese military authors advocate the use of anti-satellite technologies as an asymmetric weapon to counter ... |
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| The Law of Neutrality in Outer Space |
01-Sep-2008 |
125 pages |
| Authors:
Robert W Jarman; MCGILL UNIV MONTREAL (QUEBEC)
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| Satellite telecommunications, global navigation and remote sensing systems are key drivers in the ongoing transformation of an industrial based global economic order to one increasingly dominated by information services. A growing number of States are establishing an independent presence in outer space and all States (and indeed, individuals) can access a broad range of affordable space-related products and services (e.g., Google Earth imagery, GPS receivers, and global voice and data ... |
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| Implications of the Chinese Anti-Satellite Test for the United States Navy Surface Forces |
01-Sep-2008 |
93 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew J Dillon; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| On January 11, 2007, China successfully tested an anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon. This thesis seeks to view the test's implications with regards to the prospect of China holding a false impression of offense dominance by using its ASAT weapon to temporarily create a shift in the strategic balance between it and the United States. Although China announced to the world that its test was not directed at any one country, its ... |
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| Determining the Capability Requirements for a Space-Based Optical Sensor to Determine the Trajectory of an Incoming Antisatellite Weapon |
01-Mar-2008 |
131 pages |
| Authors:
Mesut Guelmuesh; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The goal of this research is to build up a logic to catch and track the incoming ASAT weapons by using space-based onboard optical sensors. The satellite orbit and ASAT trajectory of the Chinese test were generated to relate the research to the real world application. These position and velocity values are used to generate simulated observation data for the imaginary sensor on the targeted satellite. These observation values are ... |
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| Mitigating a Threat. Pentagon Announces Plans to Shoot Down Falling Spy Satellite |
Jan 2008 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY SPACE AND MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND REDSTONE ARSENAL AL
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| On Feb. 14, 2008, Deputy National Security Advisor James Jeffrey, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen James Cartwright and NASA Administrator Michael Griffin spoke at a press briefing regarding the U. S. decision to shoot down a falling U. S. spy satellite. This article includes a portion of the transcript from that briefing. The briefing in its entirety can be found at http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=4145. |
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| Novel Collective Protection Filters for Emerging TIC Requirements: Axial and Radial-Flow Filter Designs |
MAY 2007 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory W. Peterson; Christoper J. Karwacki; Joseph A. Rossin; EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Adsorbents have recently been developed for enhanced protection against toxic industrial chemicals such as ammonia, ethylene oxide, and nitrogen dioxide. Current collective protection filters employing ASZM-TEDA, an adsorbent developed for' heavy organic and acid-forming chemicals, seriously lack protection against these chemicals and other toxic industrial materials. ibis report explores the development of novel collective protection filters in multiple configurations employing a layered bed of ASZM-TEDA and newly developed zeolites. |
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| China's Anti-Satellite Weapon Test |
23 APR 2007 |
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| Authors:
Shirley Kan; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | On January 11, 2007, the People's Republic of China (PRC) conducted its first successful direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons test in destroying one of its own satellites in space. The test raised international concerns about more space debris. Longer-term, the test raised questions about China's capability and intention to attack U.S. satellites. The purpose of this CRS Report, based on open sources and interviews, is to discuss that ASAT test by ... |
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| Upon This Rock...A Foundational Space Situational Awareness Technology for 2030 |
Apr 2007 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Todd E Wiest; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The use of space permeates all aspects of the American way of life. If the U.S. is to protect its space capabilities, it must increase its space situational awareness (SSA) to provide the foundation for activities in space. In the year 2030, congestion will describe the space environment. Space debris will be abundant, and satellite size will diminish through technology proliferation. The Air Force, as the Executive Agent for Space, ... |
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| Air and Space Power Journal. Volume 21, Number 1, Spring 2007 |
Jan-2007 |
132 pages |
| Authors:
Roger Burdette; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL AIRPOWER JOURNAL
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| The Air and Space Power Journal (ISSN 1554-2505), Air Force Recurring Publication 10-1, published quarterly, is the professional journal of the United States Air Force. It is designed to serve as an open forum for the presentation and stimulation of innovative thinking on military doctrine, strategy, force structure, readiness, and other matters of national defense. |
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| Operational Art for Space Control: Do the Principles of War Apply |
13 FEB 2006 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
George E. Tromba; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The technology of war has changed and joint force commanders must be prepared to fight symmetric and asymmetric threats. Within this context, the US has committed to developing/fielding space control weapon systems. This presents a new challenge for the commander; how to employ a key component of operational art, the principles of war, to best create and execute effective and integrated space control courses of action and Strategy. DESERT SHIELD ... |
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| The Vanishing Education (Record) of an Officer |
Jan 2006 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Chris J Krisinger; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL AIRPOWER JOURNAL
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| For Years, Possessing an advanced degree had a significant impact on an Air Force officer's promotion potential. In January 2005, however, the Air Force took steps to change that midmind-set-set. New Air Force policy states that 'advanced academic degrees will no longer be a factor in the promotion process. First, and foremost, the Air Force introduced a new, businesslike, 'just-in-time force-development approach that seeks to tailor education to current job ... |
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| Technology Initiatives in Support of Joint Warfighters - Current Initiatives |
Jan 2005 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Michael C Schexnayder; ARMY SPACE AND MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND/ARMY FORCES STRATEGIC COMMAND HUNTSVILLE AL
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| 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. ... |
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| ARSPACE: The Way We Were |
Jan 2005 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
E P Semmens; ARMY SPACE AND MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND/ARMY FORCES STRATEGIC COMMAND HUNTSVILLE AL
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| In June, 1994 I had the privilege of taking command of the U.S. Army Space Command (ARSPACE). I had been the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations at U.S. Army Europe and had been involved in 18 deployments, including Somalia, during that time. When I arrived in Colorado Springs, Colo., I was focused on the operational command, one that had a deployment mindset and needed great organizational flexibility to ... |
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| Space Control: Is Army Investment Necessary? |
26 MAY 2004 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
George Wingfield; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| This monograph investigates Army involvement in space control capability development for the purpose of answering the question: Is Army investment necessary? The Army's future force is highly dependant on information superiority to maintain land warfare dominance while transforming to an expeditionary, jointly interdependent force. Space control provides the assurance of access to the space-based capabilities enabling information superiority and denying the same to an adversary. The scope of this monograph ... |
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| Finding the Middle Ground: The U.S. Air Force, Space Weaponization, and Arms Control |
APR 2003 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
Brian C. Ruhm; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This paper discusses problems associated with the current US approach to developing and deploying space weapons. Recommendations center around an alternative strategy for realizing US space control and space force application capabilities based on deployable (vice orbiting) systems. US development of an Expeditionary Space Force (ESF) would be one element of a comprehensive strategy that would include changes to US space architecture and cooperative measures with other countries. US adherence ... |
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| Orbit Determination for a Microsatellite Rendezvous with a Non- Cooperative Target |
MAR 2003 |
127 pages |
| Authors:
Brian L. Foster; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| This study investigated the minimum requirements to establish a satellite tracking system architecture for a hostile "parasitic microsatellite" to rendezvous with a larger, non-cooperative target satellite. Four types of tracking systems and their capabilities were reviewed with emphasis on "low- technology" level and/or mobile systems which could be used by technologically unsophisticated state or non-state adversaries. With the tracking system architecture selected, simulated tracking data was processed with a non- ... |
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| Experimental Demonstration of an Algorithm to Detect the Presence of a Parasitic Satellite |
MAR 2003 |
117 pages |
| Authors:
Vincent J. Dabrowski; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Published reports of microsatellite weapons testing have led to a concern that some of these "parasitic" satellites could be deployed against US satellites to rendezvous dock and then disrupt, degrade disable or destroy the system. An effective detection method is essential. Various sensing solutions were investigated including visual, impact, and dynamic techniques. Dynamic detection, the most effective solution, was further explored. A detection algorithm was constructed and validated on the ... |
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| A Comparison of In-Situ Measurements and Satellite Remote Sensing of Underwater Visibility |
MAR 2003 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Erica A. Museler; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| SeaWiFS data converted to optical properties of the ocean in the form of vertical and horizontal underwater visibility products are compared to in- water diver and optical instrument measurements during the Model Diver Visibility (MoDiV) experiment. Results were collected from 19 to 21 August in the Mississippi Bight region of the United States. The SeaWiFS satellite data was processed with the Automated Processing System (APS), developed by the Naval Research ... |
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| Space Weaponization in the 21st Century: A Global Protection Shield |
09 APR 2002 |
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| Authors:
Bruce C. Townsend; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper examines the militarization and weaponization of space from 1957 to the present and looks at current threats with a vision towards 2025. The U.S., and the rest of the world, has become irreversibly dependent on space and this dependency has become a critical vulnerability. Several of the threats to our space assets are discussed along with some current and near-term capabilities to counter them. The ethical and legal ... |
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| A Free Electron Laser Weapon for Sea Archer |
DEC 2001 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
Ivan Ng; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The immediate threat of any surface combatant is the Anti-Ship Cruise Missile with stealthy, sea-skimming characteristics that reduce the time for any defensive weapon system to react. With the importance of littoral warfare, this problem is exacerbated as missiles can also be launched from land. The Free Electron Laser (FEL) will be able to meet the threat using its speed of light engagement with high hit probability, low utilization cost ... |
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| From Twinkling Stars to Theater Missile Defense |
15 JUL 2001 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
G. Y. Jumper; R. R. Beland; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB HANSCOM AFB MA
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| The Space Vehicles Directorate, in collaboration with the Airborne Laser (ABL) Program Office collected data in the measurement and understanding of atmospheric optical turbulence. Optical turbulence, or fluctuations of the index of refraction in both space and time, is not only apparent in twinkling stars, but is also a major source of performance degradation for high-energy laser systems. Optical turbulence is caused by the presence of adjacent parcels of air, ... |
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| Proceedings of the 2001 Space Control Conference (19th Annual) Held in Lincoln Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, MA on 3-5 April 2001 (CD-ROM) |
APR 2001 |
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| Authors:
S. E. Andrews; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH LEXINGTON LINCOLN LAB
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| ELECTRONIC FILE CHARACTERISTICS: 76 files; text, video and software; Adobe Acrobat PDF, Audio-Video Interleave (AVI), QuickTime Movie (MOV). PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 1 computer laser optical disc (CD-ROM); 4 3/4 in.; 96.7 MB. SYSTEMS DETAIL NOTE: Requires Adobe Acrobat ver. 4.05 and QT 5.02 (included on this CD-ROM). ABSTRACT: The nineteenth Annual Space Control Conference was held on 3, 4 and 5 April 2001. ESC acts as administrative sponsor of the event ... |
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| Protecting Satellites Without Weapons - Is it Logical |
16 MAY 2000 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
David Matawitz; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI
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| Satellites are a critical vulnerability requiring protection against attack. The question facing U.S. planners is how this can be done. Two broad options are available to protect satellites: offensive and defensive means. On the surface, offensive weapons seem to offer the capability of deterring adversaries by threat of retaliation. Proponents claim the weapons will allow commanders to prepare the battle space for war by denying ... |
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| Securing the Heavens: A Perspective on Space Control |
JUN 1999 |
118 pages |
| Authors:
Ed Wilson; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This study analyzes various ways in which the United States might best gain and maintain control of outer space. Ultimately, a strategic framework is proposed that offers improved awareness regarding the constraints, strengths, weaknesses, synergies and implications of candidate space control strategies. It accomplishes this by reviewing the milestone events associated with the last forty-plus years of space control history, assessing current trends and their inherent dilemmas, as well as ... |
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| Counterspace Perations for Information Dominance |
MAR 1999 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
James G. Lee; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIRPOWER STUDIES
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| The launch of the Soviet "Sputnik" satellite in October 1957 shocked the world and propelled the rhetoric and the realities of the Cold War into the space age. At the same time, the Soviet feat raised the threat of mass destruction from space, and served as the basis for strategists to argue for a means to shoot down enemy satellites. Although the arguments used to justify ... |
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| STW/AR |
FEB 1999 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
SCHAFER (W J) ASSOCIATES INC ALBUQUERQUE NM
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| The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has identified a need for professional technology support to develop space vehicle sensor technologies that are critical to future military Space Control counterspace defensive missions and architectures. The objectives of this task are to provide systems engineering, analytical and technical analysis and assessments, and program development and management support in support of AFRL Space Electronics and Protection branch of the Space Vehicles Directorate. The ... |
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| Nuclear Attack on U.S. Space-Based Assets: Current Strategy, Policy, Reality, and Implications for the Future |
05 JUN 1998 |
127 pages |
| Authors:
Steven A. Sliwa; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This study examines what changes need to be made in U.S. strategy, policy, and programs in order to prevent a nuclear attack on its space-based assets. The study was inspired by an event, which occurred during the Army After Next Winter Wargame conducted at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, in the winter of 1997. Although this attack took place in a wargame set in the year 2020, the ... |
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| Increasing the Weaponization of Space: A Prescription for Further Progress |
APR 1998 |
155 pages |
| Authors:
Randall S. Weidenheimer; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This paper explores the impediments that prevent DOD from further developing space weapons and recommends actions DOD can take to mitigate/ eliminate these impediments. The history of space, and in particular space weapons, is addressed to eliminate likely incorrect impressions and lay the foundation for later discussions. Six major joint and AF future warfare reports/ studies (JV 2010, the Quadrennial Defense Review report, the National Defense Panel report, New World ... |
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| Report of the Panel on Reducing Risk in Ballistic Missile Defense FlightTest Programs |
27 FEB 1998 |
78 pages |
| Authors:
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION WASHINGTON DC
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| This study was initiated by the sponsors to address risk in the flight test programs of BMDO's hit-to-kill (HTK) ballistic missile defense (B MD) systems. The four systems are the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ; the Patriot-3 System with its Patriot Advanced Capability.3 (PAC-3) missile; the AEGIS LEAP Interceptor (ALI) Program, which is a risk-reduction program within the Navy Theater Wide (NTW) Defense System; ... |
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| Application of BMDO IS&T Distributed Computing and Simulation Research to BM/C3 Systems |
1998 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Stan M. Smith; John K. McFee Jr.; James C. Hayes; Maura Young Weise; MITRE CORP HUNTSVILLE AL
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| The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) innovative Science and Technology (IS&T) Program sponsors research which is advancing the current state of the art in parallel discrete event simulation (PDES), high speed communications, distributed computing architectures. and automated decision support. This paper examines the application of these technologies to Theater Missile Defense (TMD) and National Missile Defense (NMD) Battle Management/ Command Control and Communications (BM/C3) ... |
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| The Changing Role of the U.S. Military in Space |
1998 |
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| Authors:
Daniel Gonzales; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| This report reviews the dramatic changes occurring in the commercial and foreign space sectors, the ways in which emerging commercial space capabilities can be used by the U.S. military, and what advantages adversaries may gain by exploiting those same capabilities. These changes in the space environment present the Department of Defense (DoD) with opportunities and challenges- challenges and opportunities that are examined in this report with particular reference to the ... |
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| Analysis of SLR Targets for JASON |
30 SEP 97 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
G. C. Gilbreath; Peter B. Rolsma; Robert Kessel; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING STAFF
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| This report provides preliminary results pertaining to the applicability to the JASON program of a retroreflector array designed, built, and space qualified by the Naval Research Laboratory for Low Earth Orbiting spacecraft. In this report, we will describe the assumptions we used for link analysis as they pertain to Passes 44 and 85 over Capraia Island. We provide figures and discussions pertinent to a single retroreflector's performance and the array's ... |
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| The Research of Satellite Anti-Interference Technologies |
14 JAN 97 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Shun Qing-Guang; NATIONAL AIR INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| In this paper we will present the current status and the trends of the satellite's anti-interference technologies, introduce the characters and important usage of anti-interference technologies, clarify the models and methods of anti-interference technologies. Then we will analyze and compare some of the commonly used anti-interference technologies. From the analysis, we can find the weakness and give some advice and views for the improvement of these technologies. |
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| Deploying an Operational Anti-Satellite Capability: Filling a Vulnerable Point in U.S. Defense |
1996 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Robert D. Dillman; NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC
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| In 1989, Secretary of Defense Carlucci asserted to Congress that the lack of a U.S. ASAT [Anti-Satellite system was the single most vulnerable point in the country's defense. Since then, the Iron Curtain has fallen, Germany has reunified, the Soviet Union has disintegrated, Russia and Eastern European countries are delving into democratic and free market institutionalization, as is much of the rest of the world, and the UNITED States stands ... |
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| A United States Antisatellite Policy |
OCT 95 |
57 pages |
| Authors:
Roger C. Hunter; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIRPOWER STUDIES
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| Whether to pursue the continued development of a United States antisatellite in the 199Os will prove a difficult choice for defense planners. Making a case for the weapon system in the bipolar world seems intuitively obvious to ASAT advocates. The US was faced with a formidable foe possessing weapons in superior numbers in many categories. The Soviet Union also recognized the force-multiplier effect space systems had for its forces made ... |
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| Analytical Study of the Status of Antisatellite Weapon Development |
27 SEP 95 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
NATIONAL AIR INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| Military Satellite Systems and Antisatellite Antimissile Technology |
11 SEP 95 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Zuwei Huang; NATIONAL AIR INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| Outer space is an area in which strategists of every nation are interested. Today, aerospace technology is not only used in satellite communications and aerospace technological research, it is also used towards military goals. The militarization of outer space is a new development trend. This document primarily addresses the development of military satellites, antisatellite weapons, and antimissile weapons by the world's military powers, with the United States as the leader. ... |
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| Anti-Satellite Weapons, Countermeasures, and Arms Control |
01 SEP 95 |
158 pages |
| Authors:
T. H. Karas; M. Callaham; R. DalBello; G. Epstein; OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT WASHINGTON DC
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| At the requests of the House Armed Services Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, OTA undertook an assessment of the opportunities and risks involved in an accelerated program of research on new ballistic missile defense technologies, including those that might lead to deployment of weapons in space. The resulting report,'Ballistic Missile Defense Technologies', is being published concurrently with this volume. This report on 'Anti-Satellite Weapons, Countermeasures, and Arms Control' ... |
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| Is the U.S. Prepared to Execute Operational Space Control? |
19 MAY 95 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Tommy C. Brown; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MIL ITARY STUDIES
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| This study considers the argument for a more robust space control policy and force structure, to include the argument for an Anti-Satellite (ASAT) capability. This monograph addresses the validity of space control doctrine, as well as examining measures which ensure US access to space, and actions to deny that same use to an adversary. |
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| There are No Space Wars, How do CINCs Fight Using Space Forces? |
08 FEB 94 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Michael M. Garrell; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI DEPT OF OPERATIONS
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| Space forces are not yet capable of fighting a war in space, but analysts have concentrated their efforts on developing operational art concepts and doctrine for a war in space. Although this is and important area for evaluation, it does not address the more fundamental issue of how current forces can attribute to the terrestrial battle. This paper examines how the attention focused on fighting a space war has left ... |
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| An Illustrated Overview of ESM and ECM Systems |
SEP 93 |
134 pages |
| Authors:
Goran S. Pettersson; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis gives an overview of electronic support measures (ESM) and electronic countermeasures (ECM) systems. The objective is to give the intended reader, students of the EW curriculum new to the subject, an introduction to several different electronic warfare systems. The thesis consists of seven chapters discussing different areas of EW. The first two chapters introduce the reader to the definitions of EW and the threat which EW equipment is ... |
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| A Political Strategy for Antisatellite Weaponry |
APR 93 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
William H. Rohlman; INDUSTRIAL COLL OF THE ARMED FORCES WASHINGTON DC
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| This paper analyzes and develops a political strategy for United States antisatellite (ASAT) weapon programs. Following some background on the geography of space and a definition of ASATs and their uses, the paper examines our national interests and objectives for antisatellite weapons in terms of our military requirements and economic interests. Several key policy issues are examined including discussions of the ASAT threat, space as a sanctuary, space arms control, ... |
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| The Need for an Antisatellite Capability in the Twenty-First Century |
APR 93 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Robert S. Ward; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The US must develop an antisatellite (ASAT) capability because it will probably face adversaries in the next century that have access to force- enhancing satellites. This is likely because: (1) satellites made significant contributions to the success of US-led coalition forces in the Gulf War; (2) analysts from other countries have recognized this; (3) many countries already have satellites that could provide their forces with space-based capabilities comparable to those ... |
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| The Value of Space Control and How we Can Achieve It |
APR 93 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Brian E. Carron; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This report provides a discussion on the value of space control and whether or not we can achieve it. Space control encompasses offensive and defensive concepts that include surveillance and warning, survivability, launch and negation. In short, space control means more than negation or anti-satellite capabilities. The surveillance, survivability and launch legs of, the definition are fairly robust and will not be dealt with to any degree of detail in ... |
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| Some Advances in U.S. Space Defense Systems |
10 DEC 91 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Wang Rongrui; FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| This article, by way of a simple summary, introduces certain aspects of the U.S. Star Wars program which have undergone developments recently as well as experimentation planned in the future. In 1984, the U.S. Defense Department set up a Strategic Defense authority in order to carry out the Star Wars Program and put vigorous effort into the development of directed energy weapon, kinetic energy weapons, as well as research on ... |
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| Theoretical Considerations for the Measurement of Radiation from Shock Heated Air |
FEB 91 |
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| Authors:
Deborah A. Levin; Richard T. Loda; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| Application of hypersonic computational fluid dynamics models for the characterizations and prediction of shock heated air-induced UV radiation from boost phase vehicles is examined. Specifically, velocities of 3-4 km/sec and altitudes of 40-80 km have been considered. Important modeling aspects, such as chemical kinetics, electronic excitation/de-excitation mechanisms, and the existence of equilibrium versus nonequilibrium conditions in the flow are examined. Comparison of theoretical flowfield predictions with recent shock tube data, ... |
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| Debris Production in Hypervelocity Impact ASAT Engagements |
DEC 90 |
101 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen K. Remillard; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
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| This study reviews laboratory experiments on hypervelocity impacts and applies the results from those experiments to predict the mass of debris produced, the number of particles, and the size distribution of the debris particles produced in an ASAT engagement using kinetic energy weapons. The three possible types of hypervelocity collisions are discussed and parameters are provided that will help predict what type of collisions will occur between a given projectile ... |
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