LANGUAGE TRANSLATION

Abstract

This project is developing powerful new technologies for processing foreign languages that will provide critical capabilities for a wide range of military and national security needs, both tactical and strategic. The technologies and systems developed in this project will enable our military to automatically translate and exploit large volumes of speech and text in multiple languages obtained through a variety of means. Current U.S. military operations involve close contact with a wide range of cultures and peoples. The warfighter on the ground needs hand-held, speech-to-speech translation systems that enable communication with the local population during tactical missions. Such tactical applications imply the need for two-way (foreign-language-to-English and English-to-foreign-language) translation. Because foreign-language news broadcasts, web-posted content, and captured foreign-language hard-copy documents can provide insights regarding local and regional events, attitudes, and activities, language translation systems also contribute to the development of good strategic intelligence. Such strategic applications require one-way (foreign-language-to-English) translation. Exploitation of the resulting translated content requires the capability to automatically collate, filter, synthesize, summarize, and present relevant information in near real-time.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2013
• Source ID: IT-04_0602303E_2_0400_PB_2013

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Readers

• Computational Linguistics
• Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies
• Systems Analysis and Design