Space-Based Joint Spectrum

Background

The evolving nature of space and electromagnetic warfare necessitates the development and integration of advanced technologies to ensure mission success and strategic superiority. The U.S. Space Force and U.S. Army are particularly interested in the application of AI and ML to automate tasks, improve decision support, and develop self-adapting systems capable of responding to dynamic threats in real-time. Additionally, there is a pressing need for mobile, rapidly deployable EW systems that can counter increasingly sophisticated adversarial capabilities in both Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO) environments.

Key Focus Areas

 Electromagnetic Warfare: 

• Development of compact, lightweight, and mobile EW systems capable of rapid deployment and reconfiguration to counter threats from adversary satellites in any orbital regime.
• Systems should be able to engage with signals across multiple frequency bands using modular and adaptable designs for networked operations.
• Integration of simulation and training environments that realistically replicate signal environments to better prepare operators for live operations.
• Development of mission software capable of real-time signal analysis.

AI/ML in Support of Electromagnetic Warfare:

• Development of AI/ML capabilities to automate planning, decision-making, and operational functions for future operating forces to support EW
• Emphasis on descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics to enhance situational awareness and operational readiness to support EW
• Exploration of Neuromorphic Computing and AI at the edge for real-time adaptive responses to threats to support EW
• Commercial tools to enhance US Warfighters’ ability to predict, detect, and attribute EW threats to U.S. and allied space systems
• Solutions capable of data fusion, big data compression, and predictive analytics for monitoring space activities to support EW

Satellite Communications (SATCOM):

• Systems that can assist with the Command and Control(C2) segment of SATCOM to include various modulation schemes (amplitude shift keying (ASK), frequency shift keying (FSK), phase shift keying (PSK), and quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM))
• Development of systems that have a novel approach to SATCOM equipment such as antennas, Modems, High Power Amplifiers and Low Noise Amplifiers.
• Development of software that reliably enhances C2 for several geographical separated antennas