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This pqxr is dividcd in lhrcc pat$
following itcnis:
lactical Satctlites for Air Command and Control
- air command and conml functions and dcfficicncics.
- contribution of TAC'ATS to air command arid
conlro I,
- opcrational improvcmcnu duc to TACSATS.
1. AIR COMMAND AND CONTROL
FUNCTIONS AND DEFFICIENCIES
Air coiiiinand ind control functions arc dividcd in fotlr
thcmcs:
- survcillancc.
- rc.wurccs managcmcnt.
- air activity conlrol,
- indligcncc.
1.1 Surveillsnce
Survcillancc inclutlcs thc g n ration and diss
of Ihc Rccognixd Air P ick (RAP). Thrcc I
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:y issu$s
arc linkcd ti this function, thc'dctcction of low obsc1.-
vablcs and low flying objccts, thc ballistic missilcs
problcni and thc ndvcrsc satcllitcs tracking.
a. &&x *tion of lo w obscrvablc. lo w f lvinr!m
Thc currcnt solution to dctccl low flycrs is to u.sc thc
contribution of radars on aircraft (AWACS). This typc
of platform may maintain its position during about
cight hours. and you nccd four- to fivc of thcm to
maintain a round thc clock survcillancc capability.
Thc dctcction of low obscrvablcs objccts is solvcd by
dcvcloping a scnsing nct. using diffcrcnt frcqucocy rmgc
capability (visual, acoustic. infrarcd or clccuornagnctic)
alld difl'crcnt ilnglc of prc.wnlrition vcrsils thc p'ssihlc
urgci. This lcads to a costly mulliplicniion of scnsors
that hust bc in position on cvcry possiblc pcnclration
conitlor.
b. allistic mi .' .
1'hi;ncw thrcaeto bc, includcd in thd RAP. In ordcr
to do so, wc hive to dctcci thc missilcs in flight as soon
as pclssihlc and uiick thcm during thcir flight.
A ground systcin likc thc PATRIOT tins ii liiiiitctl
dcicction capability cohcrcnt with tlic intcrccptor
guidance.
A currcnt satcllitc likc DSP (Dcfcncc Supprt Yrngram)
was dcsigncd to dctcct a long rangc ballistic inissilc
coming f rm a wcll known arca. It has limitcd capa-
bility against a short rangc ballistic missilc coming
from a country involved with missilc prolifcraiion.
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c. Advcrscs&Lt& I'
A thcatcr commandcr has to know thc location and
covcragc of thc advcrse observation satellites.
Today this function is pcrfomcd by thc Air Forcc and
the satcllitcs tracks arc not includcd in he RAP, bccausc:
this information is considcrcd as a basis for thrcal
cvaluation or intclligcnce.
Thcrc is a rcquircmcnt for hc European countries lo be
ablc to fulfill this function with indcpcndcnt means.
1.2 Resources management
Rcsourccs managcmcnt is divided in thrcc thcmcs:
- forcc managcmcnt.
- airspacc m,uagcmcnt.
- C2 rcsourccs managcmcnt.
a. F- I
Forcc managcmcnt includcs thc knowlcdgc of our own
forccs statc, thc planning and lasking of air opcrations.
Thc kcy issucs about this function arc thc intcrfaccs
with a multitudc of othcr systcms, thc Air Task Ordcr
(ATO) prcparation and disscmination 'and thc wcathcr
forccasting.
In ordcr to plan hc air opcrations, a thcatcr commmdcr
has to gathcr a multitudc of informations coming from
diffcrcnt systems likc:
- thc cnncmy Ordcr Of Battlc (ODB) gcncratcd by
intclligcncc systcm.
,- his,:Qwn lorccs sutc gcncrated by Army, Navy and Air
Foftc s y s LC m s.. .
This lcads to a rcquircmcnt of conncction with a
multitudc of othcr systcms and thc COirWt intcrprclrition
of thc data collcctcd by thcsc systcms.
Oncc $his proccss has bccn pcrformcd, thc Thcatcr
commhndcr has to claboratc and dissemin;\tc thc AT0 to
all thc rclcvant units. Thcsc units arc scaucrcd on thc
Thcatcr and may bc conncctcd by National mcons or
Alliul systems.
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'Thc planning function supposcs for all thc military
opcrations that yob arc ablc to forccast thc cnncmy
opcrations, your own opcralions and thc wcathcr. For
this purposc you nccd adcquatc informations on thc
wcalhcr on thc Thcatcr and also outsidc thc Thailcr.