Identifying the Insurgent

Abstract

This paper analyzes the impact of a future technology on counterinsurgency (COIN) operations. The technology presupposes the ability of air and ground platforms to identify positively identify individuals from a distance. Whereas current unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and ground observation devices can "see" people from a distance, these platforms cannot automatically recognize these people from previous observation beyond the degree of accuracy which an observer may provide. When this new capability is employed in a COIN environment, and then networked and its data analyzed, counterinsurgents can gain a decisive advantage over their adversaries.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA504890

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Targos

Organizations

  • Marine Corps Combat Development Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Combat Operations
  • Computers
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Countermeasures
  • Employment
  • Enemy Personnel
  • Explosive Devices
  • Identification
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Marine Corps
  • Security
  • Students
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs