Testing Infrastructure for Evolved Strategic SATCOM System
Designed and launched over the past two decades, the Advanced Extremely High Frequency system has provided survivable, global, secure, protected and jam-resistant satellite communications (SATCOM) for U.S. and allied military forces operating on the ground, at sea, and in the air. By the 2030s, the U.S. Space Force will replace this legacy satellite constellation with the Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS) system to modernize the nation's nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) architecture. ESS will deploy a more resilient network with satellites in multiple orbits, advanced communications waveforms, and anti-jam technologies to counter evolving threats like electronic warfare.
To enable industry partners to develop and test the ESS system, Lincoln Laboratory built reference hardware test systems and software modules. In addition to test assets, the Laboratory is developing and prototyping new concepts to extend performance and improve resiliency.
The result for our nation will be the delivery of resilient space- and ground-based capabilities that will command and control our nuclear forces through all operational environments — critical functions necessary for enduring nuclear deterrence.
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