The push to give dismounted forces direct access to LEO and MEO networks
Accessibility in the field is critical to supporting troops without tethering them to vehicles or command posts.
The moves by a few Chinese satellites in GEO show patterns of activity that suggest potential military and intelligence missions, the CSIS study asserts.
“Right now, you and I can go to a Cabela’s, we can buy a radio, we can go to a trade show, put it out on a table, and we can say it's a form of resilient communication, because there's no standard,” Samir Mehta said. “It's time that we have a standard.”