silikonmeet.blogg.se

Communications, television, the internet, energy, trade, financial networks, agriculture, navigation, and even driving our cars are all space dependent. Finally, we are more reliant than ever on the use of space resources in our everyday lives. It requires singular attention and focus. Space today and tomorrow is a combat zone. Our adversaries have the demonstrated capabilities to threaten our space assets, such as kidnapping, direct ascent intercepts, jamming, dazzling, and spoofing satellites. Today, the potential of a space attack is as dangerous to our nation as the threat of a nuclear attack was in the 20th century. A new approach is needed to ensure our future space capabilities and deter attacks against them.

We are confronted with a threat profile that cannot be managed using the tools and organizations of the past.ĭeployment of weapons in space is a fact of life, and hypersonic and hyper glide weapons are a clear and present danger to our tactical and strategic posture. They are motivated to offset any military disadvantages by both fielding new space technologies in very short timelines, and by potentially tampering with our orbiting capabilities. They’ve seen how we employ space-enabled precision warfare to create an asymmetric advantage.

Since the end of the Cold War, our adversaries have seen us field and employ space capabilities, such as GPS, which dramatically enable warfighting at the tactical level. We are no longer in control of the pace of what is happening in space. Therefore, we now have to react to these threats. However, our adversaries have been developing offensive counter-space capabilities, along with space-based systems that threaten our nation’s safety. For many years, space has been a safe haven in which to operate. has been the uncontested dominant player in space. Airmen have led, supported, and embraced the missions of space such that for decades the U.S. Tav: The Air Force has been an excellent steward of the space mission. Why is a separate Space Force needed now? Me too! The Air Force has led the Armed Forces to establish America’s space capability and make it unrivaled in the world. Orville: Most people seem to be celebrating the creation of a Space Force. I caught up with Tav and captured his take on the new Space Force and what it means for our country and our Air Force and wanted to share his wisdom and insight with you now. In his final assignment, he was Vice Commander of Air Force Space Command. Tav spent his entire career in the Space business in systems acquisition, satellite operations, space launch, and space doctrine and development planning. Tav helps lead one of our strongest AFA Chapters, where he is ably supported by Chapter President Arnie Streland and Vice President Bill Harding. (Ret.) Tom “Tav” Taverney, Chairman of the Board of AFA’s Schriever Chapter in Los Angeles, and a lifelong space expert and advocate. Since becoming President of the Air Force Association, I’ve had the privilege to visit many of our Chapters around the country and to meet with many dedicated individuals and thought leaders.