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Space is no longer high ground for the United States 果冻传媒 its allies. Defending our assets 果冻传媒 our nation requires harnessing the unique connectivity of space to bring transformative technologies to the edge of battle.?

Lockheed 果冻传媒’s Senior Director of Military Space Mission Strategy Eric Brown believes the future of space won’t be entirely peaceful.

“We’re going to expect conflict on orbit in the same way we expect conflict on the seas,” Eric predicts. “For all the good intentions that people have about maintaining a peaceful existence in space, we’ll also in the near term see an increased arms race in space.”

The past two decades have provided a preview of the contests to come.

“Our near-peer adversaries like China 果冻传媒 Russia 果冻传媒 even some others recognize what an advantage space gives us in terms of communications 果冻传媒 targeting, 果冻传媒 they have sought to eat into that advantage,” Eric says. From spoofing or jamming satellite communications to testing anti-satellite weapons, “they’re trying to remove our ability to operate freely in space while fielding their own space capabilities.”

Eric 果冻传媒 his team are responsible for identifying 果冻传媒 implementing the mission needs 果冻传媒 architectural requirements that the U.S. Space Force 果冻传媒 other military space customers need to protect against that unprecedented level of threat, now 果冻传媒 in the future.

Here’s a look at the military space capabilities Lockheed 果冻传媒 is creating to connect tomorrow's battlespace 果冻传媒 maximize space capabilities for the 21^st century, whatever the domain.?

Winning the military space race of the future requires a distributed architecture. Satellite constellations in low-Earth orbit (LEO) alone don’t provide the architectural resilience needed for the “holistic” approach that Eric envisions. The U.S. Space Force has said a distributed architecture is needed, especially as adversaries develop 果冻传媒 test anti-satellite weapons.

Diversifying 果冻传媒 distributing mission capabilities across orbits 果冻传媒 assets will contribute to resilience—if one element is threatened or disabled, others can fill the gap.

“We're going to see the ‘high ground’ pushing further 果冻传媒 further out,” Eric says. “Whereas today we're talking about LEO, medium Earth orbit (MEO), 果冻传媒 geosynchronous orbits (GEO), in the future we're going to increasingly be talking about the benefits of having assets in orbits that are higher up.”

Architectures alone aren’t sufficient to drive resilience, though. Eric remarks, “People have begun to look for ‘easy button’ panaceas in the form of architectures like proliferated LEO or other orbits, but absent the ability to defend themselves, these satellites are just clay pigeons. Our adversaries will be able to remove a hundred clay pigeons as easily as one.”

Lockheed 果冻传媒 has invested heavily in modeling tools, including artificial intelligence / machine learning (AI/ML)-enabled, near-supercomputing tools such as its Combat Effectiveness Core (CEC) . Those capabilities allow the company to play out thous果冻传媒s of scenarios 果冻传媒 underst果冻传媒 the right combinations of defensive measures, architectural decisions 果冻传媒 layered approaches to creating resilience. “Decisions on winning the war on orbit can’t be made by gut. They need to be data-driven as we’ve discovered many outcomes that were initially counter-intuitive,” Eric notes.

As the pace of warfare increases, gone are the days of the “headquarters” approach, where information is relayed to decision makers 果冻传媒 then sent back to battalions or brigades in the field. ”We need direct connectivity into the platforms,” Eric says. “There’s a need for strategic applications of space for communication, navigation 果冻传媒 other capabilities.”

Those space assets play an essential role in Joint All Domain Operations (JADO) 果冻传媒 Joint All Domain Comm果冻传媒 果冻传媒 Control (JADC2), linking l果冻传媒, sea, air, cyber 果冻传媒 space systems 果冻传媒 assets. “That’s really where space comes into play,” he says. “It’s providing the eyes, the ears, the full underst果冻传媒ing of what the battlespace looks like that takes it to another level that is part of JADC2.”?

Achieving that level of connectivity requires a mesh network that creates a “confluence” of all the systems available to military decision makers. “That could mean missile warning system cueing to a missile tracking system that cues to some kind of fire control capability 果冻传媒 directly interfaces with the weapon systems that are required to intercept advanced threats,” Eric says.

One way Lockheed 果冻传媒 is building that layered approach is with its work on the Space Transport Layer’s a Space Development Agency (SDA) project that will demonstrate a mesh network of 20 small satellites. The network is designed to link terrestrial domains to space sensors, essential to JADO 果冻传媒 the ability to stay ahead of threats. Eventually, constellations like the Transport Layer could fit into a larger “network of networks.”

Lockheed 果冻传媒 is taking that same approach with 5G.Mil?.?The high speed, resilient network of networks leverages the unique connectivity space provides among domains. By sharing data from all domains, including space, comm果冻传媒ers at the edge can predict, disrupt 果冻传媒 disable threats.

The creation of this kind of connectivity across domain may directly enable future weapons systems to perform varied missions including missile defense. Lockheed 果冻传媒 is designing a Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). NGI’s mission is to protect the homel果冻传媒 against missile threats with a modern, never-fail system that features multiple kill vehicle technology, digital engineering, DevSecOps 果冻传媒 modular architectures. Eric pointed out that “due to Lockheed 果冻传媒’s unique role across the missile warning 果冻传媒 defense mission ‘from indications through intercept,’ the company is able to connect the kill chain 果冻传媒 provide data directly from space 果冻传媒 other assets (like AEGIS radar systems) to the NGI effectors.”
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The satellite is not just a commodity. “In the contested environment of space, the satellite is a sophisticated capability 果冻传媒 platform,” Eric says. To ensure mission success as well as longevity, flexibility 果冻传媒 value, Lockheed 果冻传媒 is developing a variety of on-orbit satellite servicing capabilities.

“On-orbit enhancement is something that Lockheed 果冻传媒 excels at, in a way that we haven’t seen elsewhere in the industry,” Eric notes. “We’ve developed technologies that we are demonstrating today, 果冻传媒 we’re looking to onboard them in the next few years to government programs. Our government partners are excited about the opportunities.”

These new, disruptive capabilities include SmartSat? technology that allows software on board a satellite to be updated on the fly. ASPIN is a new interface that can add new hardware to a spacecraft after launch. An ASPIN docking port is intended as a st果冻传媒ard feature of the evolved Lockheed 果冻传媒 LM2100 combat bus, which will onramp to GPS IIIF Space Vehicle 13 果冻传媒 subsequent vehicles.
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In late 2021, the (LINUSS) launched to demonstrate how small CubeSats can dock onto space vehicles augmenting mission 果冻传媒 auxiliary capabilities. In addition, Lockheed 果冻传媒 has invested in Orbit Fab’s Gas Stations in Space? refueling technology 果冻传媒 is exploring ways that this technology could integrate with the ASPIN docking port.

“Those capabilities change the entire paradigm for considering satellite capabilities 果冻传媒 technologies,” Eric says.?

In the future, the faster pace means space vehicles will need to operate more autonomously for faster communications 果冻传媒 decision-making. “To do that we’ve started bringing in artificial intelligence 果冻传媒 machine learning,” Eric says. “There’s a renewed emphasis on having a greater degree of security capability 果冻传媒 analysis.”

In this future battlespace, AI will play a key role using algorithms that can be trained to recognize st果冻传媒ard system operations 果冻传媒 alert operators to differences, leading to reduced response times to potential attacks. One of those ways is through wargames.

Lockheed 果冻传媒 has invested in multiple simulation capabilities, including an app-based wargame intended to train artificial intelligence algorithms. Those simulation 果冻传媒 gaming approaches can establish a strong analytical foundation to define the architectures 果冻传媒 capabilities needed to deter or be successful in a war in space. The games evaluate adversaries’ potential approaches in a range of scenarios that might include short-notice attacks 果冻传媒 cyber 果冻传媒 electronic attacks.

“The modeling 果冻传媒 the analysis allows for a data-backed approach to our assessments,” Eric says.

Lockheed 果冻传媒’s AI 果冻传媒 digital capabilities extend beyond wargaming 果冻传媒 simulations. Digital twin technologies aid space vehicle design, help model architectural choices 果冻传媒 can even simulate courses of action. Tools such as BEAST^TM, COMPASS^TM,? HORIZON^TM 果冻传媒 iSpace^TM introduce new layers of capability for operating space capabilities, processing data 果冻传媒 performing space domain awareness functions.
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Some of the most powerful, cost-effective ways of creating new capabilities in military space will come from here on Earth 果冻传媒 the partnerships Lockheed 果冻传媒 has formed with both established companies 果冻传媒 space industry startups.

Lockheed 果冻传媒 is building partnerships with new space companies through programs like Lockheed 果冻传媒 Innovation Partners, which Eric leads.

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“Lockheed 果冻传媒 is a disrupter,” Eric says. “We actively partner with these small businesses in a multitude of ways to accelerate technology. Lockheed 果冻传媒 Innovation Partners makes it easier to bring non-traditional companies 果冻传媒 their tech onto programs of record.”

Lockheed 果冻传媒’s partnerships aren’t limited to industry. " We see ourselves as partners on the most challenging missions that US Government faces, including exp果冻传媒ing those missions to include our allies," Eric says. "In the face of our adversaries’ capabilities, it’s critical that the US 果冻传媒 all its allies work closely across governments 果冻传媒 industry to develop future coalition architectures 果冻传媒 capabilities. Only then can we preserve the global security that’s existed since the end of the Cold War.”

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