Satellite Optimization Meets the Kill Chain

The development of communication satellites during the volatile 1960s proved a major breakthrough in battle tech. But as the decades have passed the technology has become globalized – and even more important.

 
Satellite speed and accuracy are topics of great interest for our military leaders. To stay competitive on the world’s stage, satellite optimization is now more important to them than ever.
 
I had the opportunity to sit down with Howard Teicher, one of Expand networks’ founders. He is the company’s vice president of public sector and satellite markets, where he is responsible for Expand’s military, intelligence, civilian agency and satellite businesses.
 
I asked him how Expand’s accelerators, in particular, help the U.S. military achieve its goals abroad.
 
Howard responded by saying that, “If you track the manner in which the U.S. military attempts to destroy targets. It’s a process called the kill chain. The kill chain is fundamentally dependant on the ability of intelligence agencies to collect information, to transmit that information back to an analytical center which then transfers that information to commanders who then transfer this information on to the actual soldiers which are on the front line.”
 
He went on to discuss the “kill chain” in more depth. “This kill chain obviously takes time. The better the ability of the chain to be shortened, condensed, optimized, increases the ability of the war fighters to achieve their missions.”
 
After talking to Howard, I realized that Expand accelerators are in use in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. They are also used by international law enforcement officials to counter the narcotics trade.
 
And airborne optimization is used for command and control both at sea and underground. In virtually every area of tactical operation you will find Expand accelerators accelerating the kill chain.
 
In light of this information, it’s clear to me why satellite optimization is a necessary focus for our military.