Łączność satelitarna we współczesnych operacjach wsparcia pokoju

Gulf War and the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan clearly confirmed, and confirm the importance in today's modern battlefield command and communications systems. An important role in these conflicts from the first day played a satellite communications. Today, peace support operations conducted and Polish involvement in such activities, promote the development of satellite systems in the Armed Force s. Polish military units in Afghanistan, using NATO satellite systems and use their own satellite communications as the main means of communication and the way in the field of activities. Recently, the equipment units entered the army command mobile satellite terminals tactical level. The fight against asymmetric satellite communications is the primary method of exchanging information and command of military contingent. Other systems, such as radio are reserve funds, used an ad hoc basis, at lower levels of command or during patrol operations as a link in the column. The author wishes to bring in the paper the development of military satellite systems and the possibility of Polish detachments in the tasks with the use of satellite imagery. The analysis has been especially satellite systems in the recently concluded operations in Iraq and operations in Afghanistan, and the ability to land forces component of current and future activities in the international arena. Military communications satellites to be constantly adjusted to meet the growing challenges and needs in the number of calls made. The use of modern technology and services of satellite systems have to bring our troops and units of the tactical level activities NCW (Network Centric Warfare) environment. The development of space technology is not standing still. The world is planning new programs and further development of space stations, plans to build a base on the moon, build colonies in space and of course development of military satellite communications systems. Space has become a challenge for the twenty first century man.