CHAPTER 13 The Space Domain and the Russia-Ukraine War

Tür:

Kitap Bölümü

Yazar:

Lonneke Peperkamp; Patrick Bolder

Yayın yılı:

2024

Yayıncı:

Leiden University Press

This chapter focuses on space as an operational military domain.How is space technology used in the Russia-Ukraine war?After a brief historical overview of the military use of space, four specific capabilities are analysed: space force enhancement through satellite communication (SATCOM); intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR); position, navigation, and timing (PNT); and space control through offensive and defensive counter-space capabilities.This analysis underlines that space technology is increasingly important for military operations.In the Russia-Ukraine war, it has enabled unprecedented transparency, supported logistics, increased precision in targeting, and has played a key role in exposing enemy locations, potential war crimes, humanitarian crises, and environmental damage.Interestingly, many capabilities are provided by commercial actors, such as Maxar and SpaceX.The way in which space technology is used, however, also tends to blur the military-civilian lines.That raises challenges related to an increased civilian risk and growing power of commercial players.

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