By Andrew Aroh
Space (Professionals) are providing the military their lifeline. they use it. They take it for granted, but if they ever lost it, people will die.
- Satellites and the Armed Force:
- Army: winning with satellite:
- Army uses satellite: for command and control, combat service support, asset tracking and real-time communications
- Satellite-enabled services in Demand:
- Volp
- Mobile Telephony
- Network Management
- For the Army, satellite imaging products provide a common operating feature, enabling its soldiers to see the battlefield before being deployed and also offering attack assessment of a battle after an assault has been completed.
- Navy: Fathered via Satellite:
- Without reservation, the combined power of space systems and the information that flows to the war fighter through networks ashore and at sea is today recognized as a critical component of the Navy.
- Satellite-enabled Services in Demand:
- Voice and Video Services
- Internet Accessibility
- Value-added Satellite Imagery Products
- Development of robust-space-based communication networks continue providing enhanced and networked messaging, imagery, transfer, file retrieval and command and control capabilities.
- Air Force: A proven Satellite technology leader:
- Ultimately, the Air force must be able to eliminate the restriction posed by current bandwidth and interoperability issues in order to provide communication access to warfighters globally.
- Satellite-enabled Service in Demand:
- Encrypted Voice, Video and Data streams
- Commercial Imagery Products
- Internet Protocols and Connectivity
- Enhanced Satellite Communication services are paramount to any warfighter engaged in a mission.
- Marines: Using Satellite to Communicate and Attack:
- Digital and Voice Communication technology enables tactical commanders to command and control actions on the battlefield. Given that need, the military is going to need increased satellite bandwidth to enable its move to network-centric warfare.
- Satellite-enabled Services in Demand:
- Enhanced Satellite Imagery Products
- Encryption Technology
- Mobile Telephony
- Satellite Technology has become one of the military’s top priorities. The use of Commercial Satellite phones by coalition forces operating in the middle East throughout the past years demonstrated the critical role this technology offers to win a modern war.
- Coast Guard: Securing the Nation with Satellite:
- Satellite technology allows the Coast Guard to establish clear and secure voice communications with its units-especially when they are underway-increasing command and control capabilities.
- Satellite-enabled Services in Demand:
- Secure communications
- GPS Navigation Applications
- Internet accessibility
- The coast Guard is migrating all enterprise applications to web-based technology, which will require high-speed data communications access, both underway and in seaport.
Andrew Aroh is President of SSPI Nigeria