Improving Air Force Imagery Reconnaissance Support to Ground Commanders.

Abstract

This thesis examines the evolution of concepts for the development and management of United States Air Force imagery reconnaissance systems and the application of these concepts to current Air Force support to Army ground commanders. By examining the evolution of imagery reconnaissance operations, this thesis identifies principles of imagery support regarding critical information needs, exploitation techniques, reporting methods, the need for imagery rather than imagery derived information, and service approaches to dealing with constraints inherent in imagery support operations. A generic imagery architectural model is preferred, based upon historic operations and current doctrine. This model includes the following functional components: acquisition sensors, receiver/processors, exploitation elements, transmission/dissemination media, and recipient processing. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 03, 1983
Accession Number
ADA132209

Entities

People

  • Elmer F. Symsack

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Photography
  • Aerial Reconnaissance
  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Imagery Intelligence
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Processing Equipment
  • Reconnaissance
  • Side Looking Radar
  • Surveillance
  • Systems Engineering
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.