The UAS study foresees unmanned aircraft flying “counter-air operations similar to [Operations] Deny Flight, Northern [Watch], and Southern Watch,” all long-running air exclusion operations in the 1990s. These, said the study, “may quite conceivably be supported by crews, operational staffs, and CAOCs that substantially remain in either CONUS or established headquarters far away from the point of intended operational effects.” Success in this area “hinges on development of increasing levels of autonomy,” the study concludes.
The Pentagon recently issued new rules on cybersecurity measures that commercial satellite operators must employ if their products or services are used by U.S. intelligence agencies or military services.
