Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System: Unlimited Potential--Limited Resources

Abstract

From Desert Storm to Operation Joint Endeavor to Operation Allied Force, the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar Systems (JSTARS) mission has evolved and expanded following each contingency it was called upon to support. As these supplementary missions evolved they became essentially doctrine by which JSTARS will look to be employed in future contingencies. The system's technology continues to be upgraded to meet the expanding mission requirements. However, there is a danger that the system s resources will become stretched so thin that no mission will receive the dedication and attention required to simultaneously execute them decisively. This thesis contends that JSTARS performance diminishes with the addition of supplementary missions as a result of the human factors present and not due to radar capability shortcomings.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA396589

Entities

People

  • Timothy P. Albers

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Army Personnel
  • Command And Control
  • Employment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Applications
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Radar
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Surveillance
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Test And Evaluation
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.