DSB: Vulnerability of U.S. military satellite communications 'a crisis'

By Jason Sherman / April 26, 2017 at 3:08 PM
Satellites the U.S. military relies on to wage war -- with the exception of those that operate on extremely high frequencies -- are at risk of being rendered inoperable by jamming and cyber attack, a "reality that should be considered a crisis to be dealt with immediately," an influential Pentagon advisory panel warns in a new report. The Defense Science Board Task Force on Military Satellite Communication and Tactical Networking, in an unclassified summary of a classified report , finds...

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