Yool Kim, George Nacouzi, Dwight Phillips, Krista Romita Grocholski, Igor M. Brin, Brian Dolan, Jonathan Fujiwara, John Hoehn, Kotryna Jukneviciute & Gwen Mazzotta
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) relies on a wide variety of space capabilities, such as satellite communications (SATCOM) and remote sensing, to carry out its missions. Although DoD has traditionally developed and operated its own satellite systems, its use of commercial space services has increased as the industry has expanded, and it is expected that DoD use of these services will continue to grow. Despite the benefits of these commercial services, DoD must consider the potential vulnerabilities from the use of these services.
The space environment is becoming increasingly contested, congested, and competitive with adversaries aiming to deny, degrade, or destroy critical space capabilities on which DoD relies. In recognition that commercial space systems have an increasingly important role in supporting military missions, there are growing concerns about commercial space systems being targeted by U.S. adversaries.
Congressional interest in this topic led to a requirement, specified in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (specifically in Public Law 117-81, Section 1607, as passed in 2021), for a study that assesses “(1) the extent of commercial support of, and integration into, the space operations of the armed forces; and (2) measures to ensure that such operations, particularly operations that are mission critical, continue to be carried out in the most effective manner possible during a time of conflict.”
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