DTIC ADA539762: Developing Capability: The Use of pdf

DTIC ADA539762: Developing Capability: The Use of

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US forces rely heavily upon various systems in order to navigate, communicate, employ weapons, synchronize data links, and transfer a wide variety of data. Nearly all battlefield systems rely upon some form of electronic technology to function and can be hindered in one way or another. Geography, atmospherics, bandwidth, intentional and unintentional interference, and jamming can range from tolerable annoyance to complete compromise. The basic capability to freely and securely navigate and communicate on the battlefield is essential to enable strategic, operational and tactical objectives. Laser technology may hold the key to reliable and sustainable navigation and communication capability options in a cyber-denied environment. In a problem solution research methodology, the examination of strategies, directives and doctrine will be used to demonstrate the need to maintain and continuously develop the technologies providing this capability. Recent examples of advanced technology use by potential adversaries will be utilized to demonstrate the acuity of current and future threats.

Current civilian and military technologies will be examined in order to provide the reader with exposure to the existing capabilities and limitations. To respond to current and anticipate future needs, current and in-process civilian and military laser technologies will be examined in order to expose their employment capabilities and limitations, reflecting the need to further develop such technologies to provide the warfighter with the basic capability to navigate and communicate in the complex and uncertain cyber-denied battle-space of current and future conflicts

• Creator/s: Defense Technical Information Center
• Date: 4/1/2009
• Year: 2009
• Book Topics/Themes: DTIC Archive, , AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL, *NAVIGATION, *LASER COMMUNICATIONS, *COMMUNICATION AND RADIO SYSTEMS, BATTLEFIELDS, THESES, PROBLEM SOLVING, ATMOSPHERICS, FUNCTIONS, GEOGRAPHY, DATA LINKS, EMPLOYMENT, ELECTRONICS, JAMMING

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