Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) is a joint service satellite communications system that provides global, survivable, secure, protected, and jam-resistant communications for high priority military ground, sea, and air assets. The system consists of four satellites in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit that provides 10 times the capacity of the 1990s-era Milstar Block II satellites. The system provides continuous 24-hour Extremely High Frequency Extended Data Rate coverage between 65 degrees north and 65 degrees south latitude. AEHF allows the National Security Council and Combatant Commanders to control their tactical and strategic forces at all levels of conflict through general nuclear war and supports the attainment of information superiority. The AEHF operational system is composed of three segments: space (the satellites), terminal (the users), and a mission control segment. The space segment consists of a cross-linked constellation of satellites to provide worldwide coverage. The terminal segment includes fixed and mobile ground terminals, ship and submarine terminals, and airborne terminals. The mission control segment controls satellites on orbit, monitors satellite health, and provides communication system planning and monitoring. This segment is also survivable, with both fixed and mobile control stations. International Cooperative Program- The three countries that have signed Memoranda of Understanding are as follows: Canada, November 16, 1999, The Netherlands, November 8, 2002 and the United Kingdom September 9, 2003. These bilateral agreements allocate a portion of protected communication resources in exchange for financial participation in development. The Netherlands, Canada and the United Kingdom signed a Memoranda of Understanding in preparation for entering into a Foreign Military Sales case to purchase International Partnership variants of AEHF terminals.
Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite (AEHF)
2013
59 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Logistics, Military Facilities, & Supplies , Common Carrier & Satellite , COMMUNICATION SATELLITES , AREA COVERAGE , COMMUNICATION SATELLITE TERMINALS , CONTRACTS , COSTS , EARTH ORBITS , EXTREMELY HIGH FREQUENCY , FOREIGN MILITARY SALES , MILITARY PROCUREMENT , PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING) , SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS , SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS , SYNCHRONOUS SATELLITES , MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS , SAR(SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORTS)
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