GROUNDWAVE COMMUNICATIONS FOR MOBILE BASING

THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES AN INNOVATIVE TECHNICAL APPROACH FOR HML COMMUNICATIONS, USING LF/MF GROUNDWAVE. RELATIVE TO THE CURRENT WCS BASELINE, LF/MF SUPPORTS LARGER DISPERSAL AREAS, AND OFFERS GREATER RESISTANCE TO NUCLEAR EFFECTS AND TO POTENTIAL FUTURE JAMMING AND LOCALIZATION THREATS. THEREFORE, THE LONG-TERM VIABILITY OF HML BASING CAN BE ENHANCED. LF/MF CAN BE IMPLEMENTED AS AN OVERLAY TO THE CURRENT WCS BASELINE. IT ALSO OFFERS BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY WITH BOTH SLFCS AND GWEN. ALTHOUGH THE PRESENT DISCUSSION FOCUSES ON HML BASING, LF/MF GROUNDWAVE MAY ALSO BE APPLICABLE TO OTHER MOBILE ICBM BASING MODES--INCLUDING RGB, AND OTHER BASING CONCEPTS OF THE FUTURE. THE POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES OF LF/MF FOR HML SERVE TO ILLUSTRATE THE BROADER UTILITY OF THIS APPROACH.