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Defending Space - US Anti-Satellite Warfare and Space Weaponry

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Fortress - Post World War II

Last Stocked on 2/13/2020

Product Info

Title
Defending Space - US Anti-Satellite Warfare and Space Weaponry
Publisher
Category
Author
Clayton Chun
Publish Year
2006
Pages
64
Dimensions
7.5x9.5x.25"
NKG Part #
2147394147
MFG. Part #
OSPFOR053
Type
Softcover
Series
FOR53

Description

The United States has been developing space for many years, and satellites provide the US Military with an unparalleled advantage over its adversaries. Constellations of both military and civilian satellites provide protection and support for military operations; deliver ballistic missile early warning; supply reliable, secure and jam-proof communications; gather audio-visual intelligence; predict weather patterns; guide navigation; and deliver guided-weapons targeting, as well as a host of other missions. This book explores the design, development and usage of US military space systems, as well past and future threats to the systems. The current relevance of this topic to the international community as a whole is key, as space becomes the next, if only virtual, theater of warfare.