Agenda Section Description

Utilizing Space as a Force Enhancer or Force Applier

Space operations impact our warfighters’ effectiveness and provide indispensable strategic, operational, and tactical capability. This is especially true in A2/AD environments where space assets may provide our only visibility deep in denied territory. Our need for accurate and timely fire control requires situational awareness that, in turn, requires persistent intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance, and connectivity in the tactical theater, specifically in active combat locations. This topic will address:

• Robust rapid cross force coalition space-based communication critical to accurate fire control;
• Strong space domain and battle space situational awareness;
• Use of space to boost the kill chain’s effectiveness;
• Current, planned, or future activities that use space and/or space assets to improve fire control (e.g., space-based and space-enabled persistent surveillance and reconnaissance systems, SATCOM links, positioning, navigation and timing systems, strike platforms that use space assets, sensor platforms, and geo-registration); and
• Vulnerabilities of space-based assets and associated downlinks.