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provide dynamic and vertically-integrated multi-source information in near-real-time.
These advances will provide digital information in near-real-time to worldwide
consumers. However, all military actions will be observable by commercial sensors, and
this information could potentially be sold to U.S. adversaries.
The implications for the U.S. military include access to a wealth of information to
supplement national intelligence collection, as well as a need to develop capabilities to
deny its use by adversaries. To preserve information superiority in 2030, the U.S. must
advocate international policies to prevent sales of commercial information products.
Creation of international policies is only the first step to reducing the threat. The U.S.
Air Force should invest today in technology development efforts such as countercommunications,
synthetic aperture radar jamming and spoofing, computer network
attack, and mobile laser technologies as part of a comprehensive counter-ISR fielding
program. A comprehensive counter-ISR system will be essential for the U.S. to maintain
the space and information superiority critical to fighting and winning future wars.
Recommendations: 1) Monitor foreign satellite remote sensing capabilities to
analyze potential threats. 2) CONOPS for employing counter-ISR systems should be
developed in conjunction with system capabilities. 3) Techniques should be jointly
developed with industry to protect satellite packages from laser blinding and
communications jamming.
Radiation Belt Remediation: Satellite Survival in Low Earth Orbit after a High
Altitude Nuclear Detonation
Herb Keyser, Major, USAF
This paper examined the proposed radiation belt remediation (RBR) system
currently under investigation by AFRL, NRL, and DARPA. With the proliferation of