The Use of National Imagery Intelligence Assets to Obtain Battle Damage Assessment of Tactical Battlefield Targets

Abstract

Although national assets increase the amount of intelligence available to the operational commander, their effectiveness when used to assess tactical targets does not justify their being removed or prioritized away from national and strategic intelligence efforts. Operational and theater commanders should reevaluate the use of national sensors to collect battle damage assessment of strikes against tactical targets.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 05, 2001
Accession Number
ADA389739

Entities

People

  • Peter Courtney

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Battle Damage Assessment
  • Damage
  • Damage Assessment
  • Detectors
  • Imagery Intelligence
  • Intelligence Cycle
  • Military Operations
  • Signals Intelligence
  • Spacecraft
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.