1. Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
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April 15, 2017
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
Analyzing and Reacting to Threats
2nd annual C4ISR, CyberSecurity, Robots Platforms & Sensors Conference
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2. ISR – A Working Definition
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April 15, 2017
ISR – A Working Definition
Technologies, Information, and Systems Solutions that provide intelligence data, and the rationale for taking offensive action or countering force directed against National and/or Military assets
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3. Current Strategic Challenges
Traditional challenges - force on force conventional war (PRC, DPRK)
Must be prepared, but will likely be the exception
Irregular challenges - “unconventional” methods to counter traditional advantages of stronger opponents
Will likely be preferred method to target US interests
Catastrophic challenges – WMD or WMD-like effects
Disruptive challenges – breakthrough technologies to negate current US advantages in key operational domains
Confront challenges earlier and more comprehensively, before they are allowed to mature

4. Targeting Cycle Improvements
Detection-Identification-tracking-engagement-assessment cycle
New Technologies
Digital Film, Internet,
New Tactics
Persistent Bombing
“Swiss Army Knife” weapons loads
Predictive Battlespace Awareness
Coherent Change Detection
Real Time Integration of crypto/language experts
Compression of Kill Chain
*NATO reviewed air targets

5. Current ISR Operations
Planning, Analysis and Targeting
Predictive of emerging, future enemy actions and threats
Accurate, precise information
Information Gathering
Builds a “pattern of life”
Characterize enemy behaviors
Local Support
Convoy Overwatch, Route Surveys
Humanitarian mission support

6. Increasing Multi-Mission Capability
Buddy Lase
Convoy Overwatch
CAS
Precision Strike
CSAR Support
Raid Overwatch
TAC-A
Target Development
Talking Points:
Harnessing the full capabilities of our future UAS force requires an operational concept that will optimize the employment of these assets to provide the right support, to the right warfighter at the right time
As this chart highlights, our current UAS force has multi-role / multi-mission capability
These capabilities will only increase as UAS platform, sensor and weapons technology continues to rapidly improve

7. ISR Fusion Requirements
Asymmetrical Warfare
Broader areas for surveillance
Less time to locate
Requires more accuracy
Dominant SA
Rapid, expert analysis and information fusing
Synthesis with existing contextual knowledge
Multi-Sensor
Layered sensing requires robust processing
Sophisticated analytical tools to integrate data

8. Evolving ISR Capabilities
Presentation Title
April 15, 2017
Evolving ISR Capabilities
AEHF
Existing
Today
Tomorrow
Objective
Stove-piped Platforms
Sensors
Processing
Ground Stations
U2, JSTARS
Integrated Sensor Systems
Integrated Sensors & Processing
Integrated Ground Stations
Unmanned Platforms
Multi-Mission Systems
E-10A/MC2A
Space Based Radar
USAF C2C
Multi-INT
Information Fusion
Multi-Mission aircraft (MMA)
DD(X)
Network Centric Warfare
Fully Interoperable Global Grid
Real-Time, Interactive Multi-INT
Achieve Rapid Global Engagement of strategic targets
Goal – Integrated Air, Space, and Ground C2ISR
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9. Operational Challenges to ISR
Insufficient ISR capacity and capability
All ISR is Low Density/High Demand
Balancing rapid acquisition with sustainment (“boutique” systems)
Developing a fully interoperable, interdependent ISR structure (including NTISR and NTM)
Eliminating multiple stove-piped architectures and complicated C2 infrastructures that slow information dissemination
Developing capabilities to provide adequate predictive awareness of adversary intentions and reactions
Developing capabilities to identify, monitor, track, and engage specific individuals, small groups, and mobile, concealed, and buried targets

10. Obstacles for Global ISR
Permissive vs Non-permissive environment
Air Space for UAS
Sensors optimized for varied terrain
Breakaway from FMV = persistence paradigm
No silver bullet sensors/platform coming down the pipe
Global ISR capability visibility
OEF/OIF May Not Be The Template