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Grouad-air-ground communication TACSATS is a good<br />
mcan to solvc thc opcrational rcquircmcnt of closc<br />
conuol of low flycrs. that is mandatory IO allow an<br />
activc. control of low flying aircraft incrudcd in air<br />
mission conuol function.<br />
Ground-to-ground communication TACSATS inay<br />
solvc Ihc opcrational rcquircrncnts oT:<br />
- flight plans dissemination (air traffic conuol),<br />
- imrcdiatc airspacc convol mcans availability (air<br />
traffic control).<br />
- rapid rcallocation of planncd missions (air mis: ion<br />
control),<br />
- rapid atwk asscssriicnt (air mission control).<br />
2.4 Intelligence<br />
Ground-to-ground communication TACSATS ilrc a good<br />
mcan to solvc thc opcrational rcquircmcnt or timcly<br />
diffusion of filtcrcd inlormotion to thc rclcvant unit or<br />
opcration ccntcrs in thc Thcatcr.<br />
ELlNT and COMINT TACSATS arc thc orimary<br />
scnsors to providc thc cnncmy OD9 for SAM, radars,<br />
airbascs. FLOT location and activity.<br />
Radars or clcctro-optics TACSATS arc a complcmcn-<br />
city platforms to solvc Ihc opcntional rcquircnicnts of:<br />
- cnncmy ODB asscssmcnt.<br />
- bomb damagc asscssmcnt,<br />
- air campaign results cvaluation.<br />
3. OPERATIONAL IMI'HOVEMEN'I'S<br />
DUE TO TACSATS<br />
3.1 Surveillance<br />
TACSATS givc thc opportunity to implcmcnt il glohill<br />
cxtcndccl air dclcncc capability hid on:<br />
- Lctivc(IcicI~,<br />
- passivc dcfcncc,<br />
- countcrfirc.<br />
Activc dcfcncc is alcrtcd through thc dlcrt function<br />
dcrivcd from survcillancc and thrcat cvaluation, qucucd<br />
by thc inflight missilc track and controllcd through thc<br />
intcrccption arca prcdiction. A!] thcsc functions may bc L<br />
pcrformcd by dcdicatcd TACSATS which pcrformanccs<br />
m rclincd according lo thc Thcalcr ballistic Ihrcat.<br />
Passivc dcfcncc is alcncd through thc survrillancc<br />
function and convollcd through thc impact arc3 prcdic-<br />
lion. This control is mandatory in ordcr to implcmcnt<br />
passivc mcasurcs on limitcd arca locations and during a<br />
limited timc rclntcd with UIC impact timc prcdiction.<br />
Counlcrlirc is alcrtcd through thc survcillancc function<br />
and thc wcapon systcm queuing is pcrformcd through<br />
thc launch zone dclcrminaiion. Thc adcquatc launch zonc<br />
dctcrmination supposcs dcdicatcd TACSATS which<br />
pcrformanccs arc fincly tuncd according to thc Thcatcr<br />
ballistic threat c haractcristics.<br />
3.2 Force management<br />
Forcc managcrncnt proccss is a complcx and Icnghtly<br />
prtKcss going froin "gcncral objcctivcs" to "Air Tisk"<br />
and "Flight dtxumcnlation" production.<br />
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11-3<br />
The process that leads from gcl?eral objcctivcs to the<br />
AT0 is pcrformcd in an opcration ccnlcr using modcm<br />
mcms likd ;rrtifIcial inlclligcncc and knowlcdgcd bascd<br />
systems. Oncc thc AT0 has bccn claboralcd it must bc<br />
disscminaicd to thc different units in the Thcalcr. This<br />
rcquircs a hudge cxchangc of information bctwccn<br />
opcrations centers and units. Communication<br />
TACSATS is a good mcan lo pcrform this information<br />
cxchangc.<br />
Wih the ATO. hc pilols in thc units arc ablc to<br />
pcrfthn thc largct atlack prcparation whilc thc opcration<br />
officcrs in thc opcration ccntcrs may pcrfom the global<br />
mission preparation (doconfliction, flight routes ...).<br />
Oncc thc global mission prcparation has bccn pcrformcd<br />
thc pilots in Ihc units may procas thc dctaikd mission<br />
prcpanlion and issuc thc flight documcnts.<br />
Thcy arc rcady lo cake-off as soon as thcy rcccivc thc air<br />
lask from the opcration ccntcr.<br />
This short somnicnt about form managcmcnt shows<br />
that by using adcquatc communication mcans and<br />
adcquatc intclligcni prwcss. we may rcducc thc global<br />
timc rcquircd by thc function. Communication<br />
TACSATS may providc adcquatc mcans to rcducc thc<br />
timclincs involvcd in this proccss and drivc changcs in<br />
opcrational proccdurcs,.<br />
3.3 Airspace mhagenient<br />
Thc ACO is a complcx mcssagc that dcfincs thc diffc-<br />
rent arcas in thc airspacc. This mcssagc includes air<br />
routcs, transit corridors, low lcvcl transit roulcs, wcapon<br />
frcc zoncs. air basc dcfcncc zoncs, rcslrictcd opcrations<br />
zoncs, high dcnsity airspacc control zonc ...<br />
It is a lcnghtly proccss to claboraic this mcssagc and to<br />
disscminatc it to thc rclcvant units. TodiIy this nicsugc<br />
is distributed cvcry six to cight hours und valid for thc<br />
samc pcriod. Thc conscqucncc is that thc Army by<br />
cxaniplc hxs a dcdicatrd airspacc availablc for a six hours<br />
pcriod to pcrform its opcrations,This has bccn a<br />
problcm in thc Gulf War whcrc thc Frcnch Army had a<br />
radar on a hclicoptcr (HORIZON) that could not bc uscd<br />
with iu bcst pcrformancc bccausc of tlic limitcd night<br />
altitudc.<br />
TACSATS could providc tcchnical mcans that may<br />
inuoducc ncw opcrational proccdurcs likc dynamic<br />
allocation of thc airspacc.<br />
4. CONCLUSION<br />
This short analysis has shown that communication<br />
TACSATS arc nccdcd to pcrform all thc air mission<br />
comm'and and conmi functions.<br />
Diffcrcnt typcs of communicaiion TACSATS arc<br />
quiral:<br />
- broadcasting.<br />
- bidircctional.<br />
- ground - to-g nund ,<br />
- ground-to-air.<br />
Thc dcvclopmcni of TACSATS may changc thc current<br />
miliury proccdurcs (cspccially thc timAincs for AT0 or<br />
ACO).<br />
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