A New Rapid ISTAR Assessment Method

Abstract

One of the most significant contributions to the Command and Control (C2) process is the input of high quality intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and recognition (ISTAR) information, in a timely manner. In the past, the operational analysis (OA) to support this ISTAR capability has used detailed and explicit modelling, this was inflexible, lengthy, and costly to run. A novel and more abstract approach to the assessment of ISTAR capabilities and sensor mixes has been developed, which removes the need for detailed terrain data and explicit platform-level sensor and target deployments. This paper outlines the model, and presents some example output.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA465889

Entities

People

  • Nicholas S. Walmsley
  • Paul R. Syms

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Basic Programming Language
  • Best Practices
  • Command And Control
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Information Operations
  • Intelligence Cycle
  • Military Operations
  • Operations Research
  • Recognition
  • Reconnaissance
  • Reconnaissance Aircraft
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control