This thesis discusses the Navy's Super High Frequency Satellite Communications (SHF SATCOM) capabilities prior to Desert Shield/Desert Storm, and the requirements for future systems that were generated due to Navy SATCOM shortcomings during the Gulf War. The four-phased evolutionary approach the Navy has designed (based on post-war requirements) to provide itself with a medium for SHF SATCOM into the 21st Century, as well as the Defense Satellite Communications Systems (DSCS), are examined in detail. Decreasing defense budgets have begun to have a significant impact on future military satellite communication (MILSATCOM) systems. A cost comparison between utilization of DSCS III satellites and the INMARSAT commercial SATCOM system is presented. Recommended improvements to current MILSATCOM procedures and training practices are proposed that could improve operational C4I capabilities. Finally, this study determines that future SATCOM architectures should include a mixture of commercial systems and MILSATCOM systems to provide both cost savings and command and control protection. Super High Frequency Satellite Communications (SHF SATCOM), Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS), INMARSAT, Network Encryption System (NES).
U.S. Navy SHF SATCOM: Past, Present and Future
1994
158 pages
Report
No indication
English
Common Carrier & Satellite , Unmanned Spacecraft , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Command control communications , Military satellites , Communication satellites , Comparison , Costs , High frequency , Networks , Requirements , Theses , Utilization , Naval planning , Forecasting , Military requirements , Computer architecture , Military budgets , Lessons learned , SHF SATCOM(Super High Frequency Satellite Communications) , Future wars , 21st Century DSCS(Defense Satellite Communications Systems) , MILSATCOM(Military Satellite Communications) , NES(Network-Encryption System) , INMARSAT(International Maritime Satellite Organization) , Desert Storm Operation
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