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Unmanned Mission Communications Carlos Mennechey UNSY 601: Unmanned Systems Command, Control, and Communications Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University November 9, 2014 Transmission medium of signal propagation and its impact on operational design. The three systems selected to discuss the different communication designs over different domains are: the BlueFin UUV using a tethered fiber-optic connection. the RQ-2b Pioneer drone using the Tadiran Spectra Link RF communication for LOS. the Mars…

What are the three major factors which impact how a defense contract is chosen? Where do these three factors come together in a final decision and why is the defense market so unique and expensive? Are some weapons systems not able to apply to this process? Why not? A defense contract is chosen based on cost, performance, and schedule. These come together to deliver a high-performance weapon that’s on time, but has cost overruns; to meet the schedule and cost targets, but forgoing the…

1. POLICY DECISION AND OBJECTIVES: On November 2014, the United States and China made a historic joint announcement on climate change emphasizing a shared commitment and critical role that both countries play in addressing it. On 21 September 2016, the President directed a policy that ensures “climate change-related impacts are fully considered in the development of national security doctrine, policies, and plans.” Specifically, the policy pertains to the threat of foreign natural disasters…

protective zone for much of the United States’ history, but that was rapidly changing. Similarly, the rapid change in Europe towards totalitarian governments gave Roosevelt trouble. He recognized that in these authoritarian nations, leaders were advantaged in foreign policy by being able to shift the economy into war production with exceptional power compared to his own. Roosevelt sought to take small steps towards establishing a posture that would offer the United States the security needed…

Crime data, crimes committed in the United States and the data collected of those crimes, are collected by two major systems and sources: The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, which is also known as the UCR/NIBRS Program, and the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) headed by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The UCR/NIBRS Program This national system of uniform crime statistic (UCR) data collection was developed in 1930, and it the main source…

The United States’ military is currently the most active participant in the world. However, I believe the United States should pursue a more retrenchment role, reigning in the military and its use to a more responsible rate. The costs of US defense spending are massive and unsustainable; while the frequency of wars continue to increase. Furthermore, massive military spending to support other countries incentivizes allies to forgo their own defense spending, viewing it as unnecessary. The…

The Department of Defense is a part of the executive branch of the United States government that deals with national security and the Armed Forces. In the Department of Defense there are three subordinate military departments: The Department of the Army, The Department of the Navy, and The Department of The Air Force. The DOD is planned to have a unique role in the comprehensive response effort for the Ebola outbreak as discussed by Michael Lumpkin during the Senate Appropriations Defense…

Introduction One of the many ways by which the federal government of the United States offers transparency to taxpayers is the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Established in 1967, this Act was designed to “keep citizens in the know about their government.” (United States Department of Justice, “What is FOIA?”, n.d.) Sadly, many American citizens are unaware that they can request any information from a federal agency as long as such disclosure does not fall under the nine exempted…

increased security and guarantees freedom without compromising privacy for the American Public. Both were significant because they were written to secure the home front. In 1947 Congress passed the National Security Act which established a Department of Defense over three separate services. These services were the army, the navy, and the new air force. The act also created the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to coordinate the intelligence gathering activities of various government agencies.…

warfighter during execution of operational plans and also serve to codify realistic expectations between the customer and the supplier in terms of level of support. For example, the US Quadrennial Defense Review mandates the use of performance-based agreements between the US Department of Defense entities that are sources of supply and the customers at major command levels. This places a requirement on those parties to sign collaborative agreements that would employ a customer focussed…