New Satellites Will Be a Big Step in the Pentagon’s Plan to Link Everything

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New Satellites Will Be a Big Step in the Pentagon’s Plan to Link Everything
 

    By Patrick Tucker Technology Editor 

April 3, 2020
 

A new “transport layer” constellation will help distribute tactical data — but won’t have defenses against anti-satellite weapons.

The U.S. military’s push to link every object on the battlefield leaped forward Thursday with the release of a request for proposals to build 20 tactical-communications satellites by 2022.

The year-old Space Development Agency, or SDA, hosted an industry day to tell satellite makers about its plans for “transport layer”: essentially, orbiting communications nodes to transfer data related to intelligence, battle management, navigation and timing; and more.

https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2020/04/new-satellites-will-be-big-step-pentagons-plan-link-everything/164360/?oref=d-river

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A new “transport layer” constellation will help distribute tactical data — but won’t have defenses against anti-satellite weapons.

Quoting former VP Biden, "this is a big effing deal."

The article describes the "friction between the services", as each is building its own platform. With history as a guide, these systems will be unable to communicate with each other at the most critical times. The military needs to be brought under control, or should I say the Pentagon, where 3 star generals get coffee every morning for the 4 star bosses.