Lieutenant Colonel

Tim 

Vasen DipEng, MSc 

German Air Force HQ

Lieutenant Colonel Tim Vasen DipEng, MSc, served for several years in commanding and staff positions within the artillery branch, including a deployment to KFOR as company commander of the DEU ISTAR-company before becoming a career intelligence officer. Serving in positions responsible for IMINT planning and technical assessments, including positions at the office of military studies as a senior analyst for Space systems and head of Space intelligence at the German Space Situational Awareness Centre (GSSAC). Since October 2017 he serves as Space Intelligence SME at the JAPCC, e.g. responsible as OPFOR Space planner in TRJN17, TRJE18, TRJU19 and STJUJA20.

Information provided is current as of August 2021

From the Author

NATO ISTAR

Establishing a NATO-owned Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance Capability
By Lt Col 
Andre 
Haider 
By Mr 
Adam 
Jux 
By Maj 
Giuseppe 
Valentino 
By Lt Col 
Tim 
Vasen DipEng, MSc 
By Lt Col 
JĂ¼rgen 
Welsch 
By Maj 
Andreas 
Wurster 
Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities of a coalition, such as NATO, have always played a key role in the success of operations. Although often this is considered an invisible job, the data collection and [...]

To Be or Not to Be Classified

Why Over-Classified Documents Make NATO’s Life Harder: The Overarching Space Policy as a Prominent Example
By Lt Col 
Tim 
Vasen DipEng, MSc 
Space Support plays a significant role in modern warfare and is a key enabler for NATO’s technical advantage. Worldwide technical developments challenge this advantage, while Space has become congested and contested. Consequently, NATO developed an [...]

Responsive Space for NATO Operations – Part 3

By Mr 
Wolfgang 
Jung 
By Lt Col 
Tim 
Vasen DipEng, MSc 
By Dr.-Ing. 
Dirk 
Zimper 
Space Support plays a significant role in modern warfare and is a key enabler for NATO’s technical advantage. Worldwide technological developments challenge this advantage while Space has become increasingly congested and contested. This is the [...]

Resiliency in Space as a Combined Challenge for NATO

By Lt Col 
Tim 
Vasen DipEng, MSc 
Today’s military operations rely significantly on Space support. NATO Allies are operating modern and technically advanced armed forces. This technical advantage can be seen as a kind of deterrence, but recent worldwide developments in counter-Space [...]

Responsive Space for NATO Operations – Part 2

By Mr 
Wolfgang 
Jung 
By Lt Col 
Tim 
Vasen DipEng, MSc 
By Dr.-Ing. 
Dirk 
Zimper 
Space Support plays a significant role in today’s modern warfare and is a key enabler for NATO’s technical and operational advantage. Worldwide technical developments challenge this advantage while Space has become congested and contested. This [...]

From Satellite Generations to a Continuous Evolution

Discussing a Paradigm Change in the Design and Operation of ISR Satellite Constellations
By Lt Col 
Tim 
Vasen DipEng, MSc 
Classical developments of military technology and equipment follow a generational approach. For example, if a nation wants to develop a constellation of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) satellites which consists of 5 satellites, they usually [...]

Responsive Space for NATO Operations

By Mr 
Wolfgang 
Jung 
By Lt Col 
Tim 
Vasen DipEng, MSc 
Space Support plays a significant role in modern warfare. After the fall of the iron curtain, the threat to western Space assets and capabilities was significantly diminished. The current development of Space capabilities, especially on [...]

Shortfalls in NATO’s Space Education

JAPCC’s View on Potential Mitigation Methods
By Lt Col 
Tim 
Vasen DipEng, MSc 
Space support plays a significant role in today’s military operations and governmental decision-making processes. The current technical advantage in Space allows the NATO Alliance to act more precisely, make assessments earlier based on independent data, [...]

Space Operations

By Lt Col 
Heiner 
Grest 
By Lt Col 
Henry 
Heren 
By Lt Col 
Tim 
Vasen DipEng, MSc 
Today’s modern warfare is heavily dependent on the Space Domain; the use of Data, Products and Services (DPS) from Space-based capabilities allows all national armed forces, to include NATO as well as potential adversaries, to [...]

Space: NATO’s Newest Operational Domain

By Lt Col 
Heiner 
Grest 
By Lt Col 
Henry 
Heren 
By Lt Col 
Tim 
Vasen DipEng, MSc 
The Joint Air Power Competence Centre (JAPCC) is currently officially recognized as the COE ‘for the facilitation of Joint Air Power transformation within NATO’s overall transformation efforts’. The original Concept for the JAPCC, submitted by [...]

Mega-Constellations

Commercial Small Satellite Constellation in Low Earth Orbit
By Lt Col 
Tim 
Vasen DipEng, MSc 
Emerging technologies offer wide opportunities for Space systems and their services. The ability to build spacecraft smaller and lighter due to technical developments have made Space activities more attractive to the commercial market. In addition [...]

Space Support in NATO Operations

By Lt Col 
Tim 
Vasen DipEng, MSc 
NATO, as a technologically advanced Alliance, relies significantly on space-based services. NATO does not own or operate Space systems. Space systems will remain under national control for the foreseeable future. This necessitates a coordinating function [...]

Is NATO Ready for Galileo?

How the Combination of GPS and Galileo could Increase NATO’s Resiliency in PNT
By Lt Col 
Tim 
Vasen DipEng, MSc 
NATO operations rely significantly on space support services given by the member nations. One of the most essential is the Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) service This article will focus mainly on the military implications [...]

Responsive Launch of ISR Satellites

A Key Element of Space Resilience?
By Lt Col 
Tim 
Vasen DipEng, MSc 
NATO operations rely on Space Support provided by satellites, such as Satellite Communications (SatCom), Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), as a critical mission enabler. The services of ISR systems, [...]

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