DSCS
DSCS stands for Defense Satellite Communications System, a United States Department of Defense satellite communications network designed to provide secure, jam-resistant voice and data links to military and allied users worldwide. Initiated during the Cold War, DSCS has evolved through multiple generations of satellites and ground systems to support strategic and theater-level operations, command and control, and battlefield connectivity.
The system relies on geostationary satellites that relay communications between fixed and mobile ground terminals connected
As part of broader modernization efforts, DSCS has been complemented and gradually superseded in many roles
Overall, DSCS has provided a persistent, protected communications backbone for U.S. national security and allied operations,