The Strategic Air Command DIgital Network (SACDIN) was a
United States military computer network that provided computerized record communications, replacing the Data Transmission Subsystem and part of the Data Display Subsystem of the
SAC Automated Command and Control System
The Strategic Automated Command and Control System (SACCS) is a United States Strategic Command command and control system to coordinate the operational functions of United States nuclear forces (ICBMs, nuclear bombers, and SLBMs).
Background
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.
[Air Force Historical Research Agency: "Histories of Subordinate Units Reporting Directly to the Strategic Communications Division", 1 January - 31 December 1982, Vol 4 of 41]
SACDIN enabled a rapid flow of communications from headquarters
SAC
SAC or Sac may refer to:
Organizations Education
* Santa Ana College, California, US
* San Antonio College, Texas, US
* St. Andrew's College, Aurora, Canada
* Students' Administrative Council, University of Toronto, Canada
* SISD Student Activiti ...
to its fielded forces, such as
B-52 bases and
ICBM Launch Control Centers.
Logistics
Major portions of SACDIN were developed, engineered and installed by the
International Telephone and Telegraph (ITT) company, under contract to the
Electronic Systems Center.
Chronology
*1969
** - Headquarters
SAC
SAC or Sac may refer to:
Organizations Education
* Santa Ana College, California, US
* San Antonio College, Texas, US
* St. Andrew's College, Aurora, Canada
* Students' Administrative Council, University of Toronto, Canada
* SISD Student Activiti ...
submits a request to the
Joint Chiefs of Staff to study an expanded communications system, known as the
SAC
SAC or Sac may refer to:
Organizations Education
* Santa Ana College, California, US
* San Antonio College, Texas, US
* St. Andrew's College, Aurora, Canada
* Students' Administrative Council, University of Toronto, Canada
* SISD Student Activiti ...
Total Information Network (SATIN). It would interconnect Air Force Satellite Communications (
AFSATCOM), Advanced Airborne Command Post (
AABNCP), Airborne Command Post (
ABNCP), high frequency/single sideband radio
HF/SSB radio,
SAC Automated Command and Control System
The Strategic Automated Command and Control System (SACCS) is a United States Strategic Command command and control system to coordinate the operational functions of United States nuclear forces (ICBMs, nuclear bombers, and SLBMs).
Background
T ...
(
SACCS
The Strategic Automated Command and Control System (SACCS) is a United States Strategic Command command and control system to coordinate the operational functions of United States nuclear forces (ICBMs, nuclear bombers, and SLBMs).
Background
T ...
),
Automatic Digital Information Network (
AUTODIN),
Survivable Low Frequency Communications System (
SLFCS The AN/FRC-117 Survivable Low Frequency Communications System (SLFCS) was a communications system designed to be able to operate, albeit at low data transfer rates, during and after a nuclear attack.
The system used both very low frequency (VLF), a ...
) and
Command Data Buffer (
CDB)
[Air Force Historical Research Agency: "SAC Weapon System Acquisition, 1964-1979"]
*1977
**1 November - SATIN IV was effectively terminated by Congress. The restructured program was renamed SAC Digital Network (SACDIN), and was formulated to meet
SAC
SAC or Sac may refer to:
Organizations Education
* Santa Ana College, California, US
* San Antonio College, Texas, US
* St. Andrew's College, Aurora, Canada
* Students' Administrative Council, University of Toronto, Canada
* SISD Student Activiti ...
's minimum essential data communications requirements, but also had the capability to grow in a modular fashion.
*1986
**?? ??? - SACDIN replaces much of the
SAC Automated Command and Control System
The Strategic Automated Command and Control System (SACCS) is a United States Strategic Command command and control system to coordinate the operational functions of United States nuclear forces (ICBMs, nuclear bombers, and SLBMs).
Background
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(SACCS) and the
SAC Automated Total Information Network (SATIN)
See also
*
Strategic Automated Command and Control System
The Strategic Automated Command and Control System (SACCS) is a United States Strategic Command command and control system to coordinate the operational functions of United States nuclear forces (ICBMs, nuclear bombers, and SLBMs).
Background
T ...
(SACCS) - precursor (and resurrected successor) to SACDIN
*
Post Attack Command and Control System (
PACCS)
*
Airborne Launch Control System
The Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS) provides a survivable launch capability for the United States Air Force's LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) force. The ALCS is operated by airborne missileers from Air Force G ...
(
ALCS
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)
*
Ground Wave Emergency Network (
GWEN Gwen may refer to:
* Gwen (given name), including a list of people with the name
* ''Gwen, or the Book of Sand'', a 1985 animated film
* Gwen (film), a 2018 horror film
* Tropical Storm Gwen, several storms with the name
Acronyms
* AN/URC-117 Grou ...
)
*
Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network (
MEECN)
*
Survivable Low Frequency Communications System (
SLFCS The AN/FRC-117 Survivable Low Frequency Communications System (SLFCS) was a communications system designed to be able to operate, albeit at low data transfer rates, during and after a nuclear attack.
The system used both very low frequency (VLF), a ...
)
*
Primary Alerting System (
PAS)
References
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United States nuclear command and control
Computer networks