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The Navy speaks up...

http://www.norad.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.news_rel_04_12_05

ADMIRAL TIMOTHY J. KEATING
FEATURED SPEAKER
21ST NATIONAL SPACE SYMPOSIUM
BROADMOOR INTERNATIONAL CENTER
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2005

THINK HOW VALUABLE SPACE-BASED OR NEAR-SPACE SENSORS CAN BE IN TRACKING VESSELS MOVING TOWARD OUR COASTS--OR IN MONITORING HIGHWAY CONDITIONS IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN MASS EVACUATION REQUIREMENT. WARNING OF THE INCOMING THREAT IS PIVOTAL TO US AT NORAD AND NORTHERN COMMAND. ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE IS OUR MOST PRESSING CONCERN IN HOMELAND DEFENSE. ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

I'M NOT A SPACE EXPERT, SO I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW TO PROVIDE ADVANCED SPACE SYSTEMS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE CHALLENGING--AND THAT THEY ARE EXPENSIVE. I AM TELLING YOU THAT WE NEED THE SPACE COMMUNITY'S HELP IN DEFENDING OUR HOMELAND.

WE NEED TO IMPROVE DETECTION AND DEFENSE AGAINST LOW-FLYING AIRCRAFT, CRUISE MISSILES, LOW-OBSERVABLE PLATFORMS. WE NEED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT SHIPS ARE APPROACHING OUR COASTS, AND WE NEED TO BE COORDINATING THAT INFORMATION WITH ADVANCE GOUGE ON WHAT'S INSIDE THOSE SHIPS.

WE'RE INTERESTED IN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ON THINGS LIKE HIGH-ENDURANCE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES, AND PARTICULARLY THE HIGH ALTITUDE AIRSHIP. IT'S NOT A PANACEA, BUT NORAD IS WORKING WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMBINED DEFENSE TEAM TO GET A PROTOTYPE HIGH ALTITUDE AIRSHIP BUILT AND AIRBORNE. THIS IS 'NEAR-SPACE' WORK, BUT MANY OF YOUR COMPANIES ARE INVOLVED, AND I HOPE YOU PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THIS REQUIREMENT. YOU HAVE TECHNOLOGIES THAT APPLY TODAY, AND YOU HAVE PROGRAMS IN DEVELOPMENT THAT COULD BE VERY, VERY USEFUL.