In fact, we have so many requirements that existing military-owned and operated systems can t be satisfied. The panel session was part of yesterday s MilSat 2001 one-day forum here. Space-based communications are mobile and agile. Satellites offer maximum flexibility.
Space platforms are robust and have tremendous capacity.
He said the Navy continues to purchase space segment, satellite gateways and terrestrial connectivity for its operations worldwide. Following the regional conflict, Pentagon leaders and commanders decided that the military would have to add commercial sitcom services in the mix to augment military systems. Since there is no single threat facing the United States, the Army is rethinking the ways in which it projects itself around the globe and what communications mix it needs in order to use commercial fiber, satellite communications and military space-based assets. However, there are problems with using communications satellites including political concerns, ownership concerns, lack of military control of the commercial systems and the long-term viability of commercial ventures. We need to move the DoD toward a commercial mentality, while educating commercial operators to our specific needs.