Dedicated milspace systems - no place for non-precisionCopyright: http://www.irpt.info The satellites have cross-links, capable of shuttling data between each other in space. Avoiding the need for a distributed ground-based infrastructure is a security measure proven effective with Milstar. I.e., no dependence on Earth stations around the world. A ground station is a vulnerability point exposed to damage by a weapon. Further, a specialized nuller antenna prevents unauthorized users from receiving data from the satellites. Rapid frequency changing across the bandwidth unables an adversary to get into the payload. The signal won´t be able to link up with a hopping scheme. The nullers are also designed to separate massive amounts of energy from an adversary and process the noise out to get the actual lower-power signals through the spacecraft. The enhanced mc-system connects payloads to classified host satellites and through protected ground gateways for further processing. Operators on console are making manual entries and the interoperability challenge has been addressed with mind-to-computer interfaces (AI) so that humans (operators) don´t have to touch the data. This requires network-centric operations giving a better second-to-second understanding and elimination of information stovepipes. The network-centric focus transforms separate mc operation centers into a single, more powerful one. The NSA and USAF are working more closely to manage to secure the military grid also for mc purposes. Special attention is placed on the system´s pointing, acquisition and tracking to ensure uninterrupted communication with the mc subjects. Ron Certitude
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