Employing Commercial Satellite Communications

Wideband Investment Options for the Department of Defense

Timothy M. Bonds, Michael G. Mattock, Thomas Hamilton, Carl Rhodes, Michael Scheiern, Phillip M. Feldman, David R. Frelinger, Robert Uy

ResearchPublished 2000

This report assesses military use of commercial wideband satellites by evaluating their effectiveness across several characteristics defined by the United States Space Command. The cost of buying or leasing commercial systems is then found and compared with the cost of buying military systems with commercial characteristics.

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
  • Availability: Web Only
  • Year: 2000
  • Pages: 174
  • Document Number: MR-1192-AF

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Bonds, Timothy M., Michael G. Mattock, Thomas Hamilton, Carl Rhodes, Michael Scheiern, Phillip M. Feldman, David R. Frelinger, and Robert Uy, Employing Commercial Satellite Communications: Wideband Investment Options for the Department of Defense. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2000. https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1192.html.
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