Military communications in Space

Thomas Rose, the United States Ambassador to Poland, besides pointed out that the memorandum signed present is another proof that Polish-American cooperation is crucial for both parties. – We are not in Poland due to the fact that we are good and good people. We are in Poland due to the fact that it serves our interests," Rose said. And he pointed out that all Polish-American cooperation, military or commercial, helps both parties. “Because the stronger Poland is, the stronger America is”, said the ambassador.

Colonel Leszek Paszkowski, the Head of the ARGUs, in an interview with the Polish Armed Forces, stressed that communication is crucial for the operation of command and military weapons systems. As he said, the anticipation of access to the WGS strategy will let to establish communication, even if the conventional 1 fails, from anywhere in the world.

“The needs relating to communications are very large, and by joining this system, we are just gathering them,” noted the head of ARGUs. The officer besides explained that the WGS strategy is more resistant to interference than commercial or civilian communications, at the same time it allows the transmission of immense amounts of data, e.g. images.

But that's not all. The memorandum signed present indicates that Poland will besides be active in the construction of 1 of the satellites, which will become part of this constellation in the future. – For this purpose, as well as access to WGS by 2041, PLN 200 million will be allocated – Deputy Minister Tomczyk said.

Wideband Global SATCOM, whose resources Poland has just gained access to, is an American military satellite strategy that forms the backbone of the US Armed Forces satellite communications. Its beginnings date back to 2001, erstwhile the plan to build the first 3 satellites was created.

Their removal into space took place between 2007 and 2009. Since 2010, this constellation has provided the U.S. Army with data, including during military operations in Afghanistan and the mediate East. In parallel, the strategy was developed. Currently, the Wideband Global SATCOM strategy creates 11 satellites located in geostationary orbits, or at an altitude of 35,786 km comparative to the Earth's equator.

The U.S. Armed Forces usage them to communicate, communicate, and transmit data, including intelligence, as well as to operate unmanned systems. So far, the system's resources have besides been accessed by Canada, the United Kingdom, fresh Zealand, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and the Czech Republic.