摘要: In the past ten years, U.S. military service chiefs, combatant commanders, and task force commanders have pursued their requirement for the capability to transmit data from intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms ... 展开 In the past ten years, U.S. military service chiefs, combatant commanders, and task force commanders have pursued their requirement for the capability to transmit data from intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms directly into the theater operations-theater downlink (TDL). The research highlighted certain themes: commander's desire for access to analyzed data; commander's desire for data availability in a timely manner; maturity of a theater of operations impacts the use of TDL. The vulnerability of TDL and the impacts on operational intelligence, operational logistics, and command and control all lead to the same conclusion. TDL is no longer required. Instead, the transmission of data over satellite relays from ISR sensors has proven itself over the skies of Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Continued pursuit of TDL is pursuit of Fools Gold. 收起