Aerospace Technologies and Applications for Dual Use

The events occurred in the last years have shown how the threat related to both intentional and natural disasters could bring the civil and the military worlds closer in the conceivement and deployment of countermeasures as well as in the identification of effective strategies for enhancing the Planet safety and security. In this frame, the concept of dual use ? the set of technologies and applications that can be exploited for both civil and military purposes - becomes a key-topic. In addition, the aerospace is a strategic building block in the deployment of a network centric environment that aims at the global protection of the mankind. Aerospace is also a natural environment for dual use: many of the related enabling technologies have been first developed for the military world and then applied to civil ? including commercial - purposes.On September 12-14, 2007 an International Symposium has been held in Roma, Italy, joining the dual use approach with the aerospace technology: the international community has been gathered around the key-topic: aerospace technologies and applications for dual use. The event has called experts and operators from the military and civil community, belonging to industry, scientific and governmental institutions. The common aim was an effective convergence between the available and perspected technologies for the civil and military worlds as well as the conceivement of applications that can take the maximum benefit from the dual approach, optimizing the available economic resources. The Symposium has included invited-only contributions and an industrial panel. The main results of the Symposium, derived from key-note speeches, invited lectures, panel discussions and conclusions have created the starting material to develop this Edited Book.

Pietro Finocchio, Ramjee Prasad, Marina Ruggieri

PART 1 - Trends and Challenges in Aerospace Dual Use Chapter 1 - Introduction : a Strategic Vision on Dual Use Chapter 2 - The Security-related Perspective of the European Space Agency Chapter 3 - Complex Systems for Dual Applications at the Italian Space Agency Chapter 4 - Systems-of-Systems and Processes Key to Dual Use Chapter 5 - Strategy to Enhance the Technological Aerospace District (DTA) Impact in the Global Dual Scenario Chapter 6 - Technology Applications for Evolving Security Needs Chapter 7 - Dual Use in GMES: Analysis of Strategy and Developments Chapter 8 - Extending the Internet into Space PART 2 - Dual Use Technologies Chapter 9 - Assets and Technologies for Space-based Dual Use Systems Chapter 10 - Electro-Optic Sensors for Dual Use Space and Airborne Applications Chapter 11 - TETRA in Heterogeneous Networks Chapter 12 - Trends of Enabling Technologies for Sensors, Systems and System of Systems Chapter 13 - Optimisation of Flower Constellations for Dual Use Chapter 14 - Dual Use Technology and Applications: the GALILEO Case Chapter 15 - Italian Initiatives for Broadband Communications and Data Relay Satellite Systems Chapter 16 - Future Trends of an Integrated Aero-Space System for Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle Missions PART 3 - Dual Use Applications Chapter 17 - Electronic Defence Dual Use Technologies and Applications Chapter 18 - Remote Sensing for Civil and Security Applications Chapter 19 - Innovative Satellite Applications for Navigation and Earth Observation Chapter 20 - GALILEO: A System with a Dual Use Dimension Chapter 21 - Convergence of Navigation and Communication (NavCom) towards 4G Chapter 22 - Innovative Satellite Applications for Homeland Security Chapter 23 - Meteorology in the Dual Use Perspective Chapter 24 - Dual Use Applications of High Resolution Radar Imaging PART 4 - Industry Outlook on Dual Use Chapter 25 - A Contribution from Rheinmetall Italia SpA Chapter 26 - An Overview of the GALILEO Program Chapter 27 - Dual-Use Technologies & Applications for Space Systems Chapter 28 - Elsag-Datamat Outlook on Dual Use Chapter 29 - A Contribution from EADS Astrium Chapter 30 - Cell Broadband Technology: An Overview Chapter 31 - A Contribution from OSCAR Chapter 32 - A Contribution from Lockheed Martin