Service Support to SPACECOM Activities

The Service Support to SPACECOM Activities program, part of the Air Force's Research, Development, Test & Evaluation efforts, aims to enhance the integration of space-based effects into joint campaign analysis. This initiative addresses the limitations of current modeling and simulation tools in representing U.S. space capabilities and their impact on air, sea, and land operations. By improving these tools, the Department of Defense seeks to make informed decisions regarding U.S. Space Doctrine and resource allocation. Additionally, the program focuses on assessing adversary space actions' operational impacts on military campaigns and global operations.

The Joint Navigation Warfare Center (JNWC) Space Activities project is dedicated to ensuring Navigation Warfare superiority across the Department of Defense. This involves both defensive and offensive actions to secure positioning, navigation, and timing information through coordinated space, cyberspace, and electronic warfare operations. USSPACECOM is tasked with advocating for NAVWAR requirements and providing contingency support for joint resilient PNT planning. The project includes conducting PNT Operational Field Assessments to evaluate capabilities and vulnerabilities in contested environments.

Space Analysis and Application Development is another critical component of this program. It focuses on integrating space effects into mission-level modeling and simulation tools. This effort supports the development of new models for space missions and modifies existing ones to accurately reflect new capabilities. The goal is to enable timely exploratory analytics that optimize campaign-level modeling for operational planning and concept development. Collaboration with various commands ensures that these models incorporate comprehensive data for both Blue and Red space operations.

The Service Support to SPACECOM Activities program seeks to advance U.S. military capabilities in space by enhancing analytical tools and methodologies. Through rigorous research, development, testing, and evaluation processes, the program aims to maintain a strategic advantage in space operations while informing key decisions on future investments and operational strategies.