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Contribution Of The Galileo On The United States Gps System

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contribution to the Galileo – similar to the United States GPS-system – or meteorological satellites. The Ministry of Defense is responsible for military earth observation and satellite communication operations, assisted by the Office of Defense Technology and procurement (BAAINBw) reporting to the MOD Directorate General of Armaments. This confusing construct (figure 1) illustrates one shortfall of German space projects – involvement of several different ministries with divergent interests. In addition, those different national stakeholders have to coordinate its projects with its European counterparts. This multinational coordination is a key challenge to the Bundeswehr, because it consumes the scarce resource time, which is paramount …show more content…

It is a crosscutting global domain within the information environment consisting of the interdependent network of information technology infrastructures including the Internet, telecommunications networks, computer systems, and embedded processors and controllers. Synergy is defined as the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects. Cross-domain synergy in all joint function is achieved when the integrated use of land, sea, air, space, and/or cyberspace capabilities produce a combined effect greater than the sum of the separate effects. In military application, cross-domain synergy is the use of two or more domains to achieve a military advantage. This involves application of capabilities from one domain to another, with the principal aims of improving operational performance and reducing unnecessary joint force redundancies. Because of limited space capabilities, Germany as of today is not able to perform cross-domain operation to achieve greater effects for joint force employment. Furthermore, the five aforementioned domains are perceived as stovepipes with limited interaction between sea, land, and air space interaction.
“The key challenge related to space is to sharpen the national awareness about the use of space and its significance for national as well as international security. The emphasis of German activities in space

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