Information Systems in the U.S. Army

Paper Summary:

The paper outlines the functionality and global-interconnectivity of the US Army's satellite communications network (SATCOM) and what the consequences would be if that system were to collapse. The paper discusses the strategic importance of such an information system and describes how a failure of remote, internet-based communications would threaten US security.

From the Paper:

"To begin with, how might one describe the functionality and interconnectivity of the SATCOM network? Perhaps the best introductory description is that SATCOM is intended to connect ground troops to satellites and UAVs. The technology, at present, provides troops with satellite phones, antennae and modems from which troops in the field could receive important information - updated constantly and transmitted instantaneously. An Army spokesman describes the new-fangled WIN-T generation of the system (which is, of course, being constantly updated) as something in which soldiers in the field receive "advanced antenna" and "smaller form factors" that can be fitted onto vehicles so that information transmission can be conducted while formations are moving."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Osborn, Kris. (2007, June 29). US Army to combine SATCOM programs. Defensenews.com. Retrieved September 20, 2007 from <http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2866610&C=landwar>
• Program Executive Office, Command, Control, and Communications Tactical (United States Army). (2007). Connecting Systems. Welcome to PEO C3T. Retrieved September 20, 2007 from <http://peoc3t.monmouth.army.mil/connecting_systems/ConnectingSystems.html>

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