空天一体化作战理论随着航天技术特别是空间武器装备的发展，将会出现航天武器对陆、海、空战场的支 援保障、反卫星作战、弹道导弹突袭、反弹道导弹作战，利用外层空间的高位优势对空中、 地面、海上目标实施攻击作战未来航天武器将既可以在外层空间飞行，也能在大气层中飞 行，这就使传统的空中概念将延伸到外层空间，空中与外层空间的界线在战场中越来越模糊， 空天一体化作战必将成为信息化战争一种新的重要作战样式 “空天一体化”作战，是 指以航空、航天空间为战场空间，运用航空航天力量实施一体化联合作战的行动根据未来 航空航天作战任务和性质的不同，空天一体化作战可分为进攻性的航空航天一体化作战和防 御性的防空防天一体化作战美军的空天一体化作战构想，包括三种适合太空作战的新样式： 一是联合航空、航天力量独立实施的“空天一体化”作战；二是地面部队协同联合航空航天 力量实施的“空天一体化”作战；三是联合航空航天部队协同地面部队实施的联合作战由 此可见，这种以航空航天力量为主，地面力量协同的作战样式，将使空中战场与空间战场日 趋融合，从而使未来的信息化战争战场变成“空天合一”的高立体战场 空天一体化作 战是信息时代空军作战的一个重要特征。
在近几场局部战争中，美国空军已广泛实践了这一 理论，并在以下几方面进行了尝试首先，表现在 C4I 系统的空天一体化美国空军在空间 部署的包括电子信号侦察卫星、光学照相卫星、合成孔径雷达扫描卫星及各种气象、导航和 通信卫星在内的空间侦察、通信和预警卫星系统，已与E—3预警机、E—8 “联合星”、U —2、 RC—135、 SR—71 等有人驾驶侦察机和无人侦察机及地面指挥中心实现了联网，形成 了以卫星为核心，以预警机为中枢，由各种侦察设施组成的空天一体的 C4I 系统 其次， 导弹防御系统的空天一体化在海湾战争中，美军已经实现了导弹防御的天地一体化，即美 空军的“国防支援卫星”提供导弹预警，美陆军的“爱国者”地空导弹实施拦截目前美空 军正在加紧研制发展 YAL—1A 机载激光武器，主要用于攻击处于助推阶段的导弹，计划装 备 7 架，于2004年首架试验飞机投入使用， 2007 年形成初步的作战能力， 2009 年， 7 架飞 机全部交付使用，届时，美空军将真正实现导弹防御的空天一体化 再有，精确打击和 飞机导航的空天一体化美空军目前在空间部署了由 24 颗“导航卫星”组成的全球定位系 统，其主要功能有两个：一个是为精确制导武器提供卫星制导，美空军目前大部分精确制导 导弹和炸弹都使用 GPS 制导方式；另一个是为作战飞机和运输机、加油机提供精确导航。
美空军目前还在加紧发展航天轰炸机和天基激光武器航天轰炸机计划于 2020 年左右研制 成功，天基激光武器将于 2012 年左右研制成功，届时，美空军将实现作战系统的空天一体 化 作者曾任总参某部参谋，测绘大队长，在总参卫星定位总站任职，大校军衔，长期 从事军事测绘工作和卫星导航定位技术管理工作Weather Info Integration at Nellis:Weather Info Integration at Nellis: Net-centric weather integration (NCWI) is one of the leading initiatives being tested during the Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2006 at Nellis AFB, Nev. The Air Force Weather Agency wants to demonstrate the delivery of critical, time sensitive weather information to the Combined Air and Space Operations Center through Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT) —an Internet-based high speed network. With NCWI, weather is fully integrated into CAOC processes and allows heads-up weather information for operators, said Maj. Dean Carter, the senior weather officer for JEFX 06.Air and Space are IndivisibleGen. Thomas D. WhiteChief of Staff, United States Air ForceIn little more than a decade, the nature of international relations has been radically altered by the concurrent development of thermonuclear weapons, intercontinental bombers, and missiles. International relations soon will be further complicated by man's capability to travel in the far reaches of space. This era of rapid technological progress could benefit all mankind or it could result in a holocaust which might destroy the civilized world. The United States Air Force intends to do everything within its power to prevent war and to enhance the peaceful benefits that knowledge of space could bring.To assure peace, the United States has no current alternative but to maintain powerful military forces in a state of constant readiness for war. Since the prime purpose of our military forces is to deter war, our deterrent forces will have accomplished their purpose if they never have to be used in battle. Should the United States be required to use its military forces, however, they must be strong enough to achieve victory.The basic philosophy of the United States Air Force as concerns military airpower is the requirement for flexible offensive forces second to none. These forces must be capable of selective operations anywhere in the world in support of our national objectives. Possession of a strong defense, particularly a strong air defense, is important, but our possession of first-rate offensive forces is the principal deterrent to enemy attack.The idea of deterrence through possession of strong military strength is not new. In years past, the deterrent stature of the United States existed in its reserve and mobilization potentials and in the protection afforded by its oceans —as well as in the size and quality of its forces in being. But this has changed. Deterrence can no longer be measured in terms of distance or mobilization potential. The potency and flexibility of powerful striking forces which can retaliate on a moment's notice, compose the only real deterrent today. This deterrent power can be sufficient only so long as it convinces potential enemies that aggression against the United States and its allies would not pay. The most important responsibility of the United States Air Force is to maintain its deterrent power strong and modern, with forces that are sufficiently flexible to meet all situations in which they are likely to be needed.MissilesAir Force capabilities have always been developed in accordance with assigned responsibilities and are always projected into the future on the same basis. The reason the Air Force builds weapon systems of any type is to produce better combat capabilities. As the state of the art has improved, so have the weapon systems of the Air Force improved. The technological progress evidenced in a comparison between the B-29 atomic bomber of 1945 and the global B-52 jet nuclear bomber of 1945 and the sciences of aeronautics and astronautics will combine to bring progress that is e。