Course

Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
INSR-0004
Version:
1
Organization's ID:
SP310
Organization:
Location:
Online
Length:
64 hours
Minimum Passing Score:
70
ACE Credit Recommendation Period:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Space Operations
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to be a continuation of a career-long pursuit for space professionals to develop the global perspective necessary to provide innovative solutions to the Joint community. The 2018 US National Security Strategy identifies three main sets of challengers to US and global security – the revisionist powers of China and Russia, the rogue states of Iran and North Korea, and transnational threat organizations, particularly jihadist terrorist groups. China and Russia threaten the ability of nations around the world to deter aggression, protect national interests, and fight and win future conflicts. Simultaneously, the rapidly expanding commercial space industry provides low-cost space capabilities & options for nations and actors across the globe to enter a previously inaccessible domain. China and Russia are developing a wide array of counter-space weapons to hinder international access to essential space services and purposefully interfere with the electro-magnetic spectrum. Private industry is developing orbital maintenance and orbital debris removal capabilities which will represent future counterspace threats. This course flows through the Threat Continuum providing required insight to ensure freedom of action in space and, when necessary, defend against threats and deny international freedom of action in space.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Describe the capabilities, limitations, and vulnerabilities of International counterspace capabilities.
  • Describe the effect of International counterspace capabilities on the operational environment.
  • Identify International counterspace systems by type, target, and effect.
  • Identify emerging commercial technologies that may be used to achieve counterspace effects.
  • Apply knowledge of International counterspace systems to plan effective employment of space support to coalition theater operations
  • Evaluate an International nation's ability to use space control systems to defeat allied capabilities
  • Construct a plan to defend your group’s assigned mission area from International Counterspace Systems.

General Topics:

  • • capabilities, limitations, and vulnerabilities of International counterspace capabilities. • International counterspace capabilities on the operational environment. • International counterspace systems by type, target, and effect. • commercial technologies that may be used to achieve counterspace effects
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Coaching/Mentoring
  • Discussion
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises
  • Project-based Instruction

Methods of Assessment:

  • Case Studies
  • Presentations
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers
Supplemental Materials
Equivalencies