Here’s a crazy idea for the Pentagon: consolidate all of the military’s communications satellites under the command of one service, the Air Force. That way, program offices and their budgets…
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Let Air Force Run the Military Satellites, Watchdog Argues
July 24, 2013 • In the News • Original: Defense One
Vulnerable Military Satellites Creating a ‘Maginot Line’ in Space
July 24, 2013 • In the News • Original: National Defense Magazine
While the possibility of anti-satellite weapons, jamming and cyber-attacks aimed at the U.S. military’s fleets of communication satellites is making them vulnerable to adversaries, declining defense budgets constitute an equal…
U.S. Space Systems, MILSATCOM ‘Have Critical Vulnerabilities,’ Report Says
July 24, 2013 • In the News • Original: Seapower Magazine
The U.S. military depends heavily on its space-based assets, and perhaps the most important component of those capabilities are the military communications satellites that allow global command and control of…
Transforming Satellite Communications in an Era of Austerity
July 24, 2013 • In the News • Original: Air Force Magazine
The United States should adapt its military satellite communications architecture to the new strategic environment where US dominance of space is far from assured, said Todd Harrison, senior fellow for…
Pentagon Chief Can’t Offer Hope In Budget Cuts
July 22, 2013 • In the News • Original: Associated Press
The audience gasped in surprise and gave a few low whistles as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered the news that furloughs, which have forced a 20 percent pay cut on…