Download or read book Nontraditional Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance NTISR Making the Most of Airborne Assets LANTIRN FLIR Infrared SAR Radar ELINT COMINT Integration Issues Cloud Computing written by U. S. Military and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-24 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study uses nontraditional intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (NTISR), now known in tactics, techniques, and procedures as operations reconnaissance, as a case study to increase combat capability across multiple weapon systems within the Air Force. NTISR demonstrates how one capability can flex to bridge gaps across several doctrinal functions and mission sets. It also provides an argument for the development of future technologies within extant fiscal constraints, revealing a requirement to shift the acquisition weight of effort away from traditional niche assets to those that support true multirole capabilities.NTISR is priority number six on the Secretary of the Air Force's (SECAF) ISR review task list. The task list addresses the potential for tactical NTISR capabilities by each platform and includes other possibilities including capabilities not currently in production. While the office of primary responsibility (OPR) is Air Combat Command (ACC), this task supports several other major Air Force commands. The lead agency tasked to develop the NTISR road map is AF/A2 (USAF Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance), not AF/A3/5 (USAF Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans, and Requirements)-- or a combination of the two. Their challenge is to develop a road map that includes potential platform and sensor mixes, requirements for communication pathways, personnel training requirements, and a concept of operations (CONOPS) development. This enormous undertaking is of paramount importance if the Air Force is to truly fulfill its goal of becoming a more agile and responsive force, especially in these fiscally constrained times.Although NTISR is not a new concept to military operations, it formally evolved to fill an operational gap between the available and required ISR capability to hunt SCUDs in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Because of the low-density/high-demand (LD/HD) nature of traditional ISR platforms, ad hoc means were implemented to provide a gap-fill capability. Various sensors on different aircraft were employed to hunt the mobile SCUDs, from electrooptical/infrared (EO/IR) targeting pods on fighter aircraft to ground moving target indicator (GMTI) and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems on the F-15E and B-1 bomber. SCUD hunting was a difficult mission and one that had limited success, but it did prove that traditional niche air assets could successfully flex to support NTISR roles.
Download or read book Nontraditional Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance written by Michael S. Cornelius and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This paper uses nontraditional intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (NTISR), now known in tactics, techniques, and procedures as operations reconnaissance, as a case study to increase combat capability across multiple weapon systems within the Air Force. NTISR demonstrates how one capability can flex to bridge gaps across several doctrinal functions and mission sets. It also provides an argument for the development of future technologies within extant fiscal constraints, revealing a requirement to shift the acquisition weight of effort away from traditional niche assets to those that support true multirole capabilities."--Abstract.
Download or read book An Analysis of Non Traditional Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance NTISR for the Future of Naval Aviation written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TITLE: An analysis of Non-Traditional Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (NTISR) for the future of Naval Aviation. AUTHOR: Lieutenant Commander Christopher S. Hewlett, USN THESIS: Emerging small war environments and irregular warfare engagements have created a new requirement for military aviation intelligence asset utilization. Presently, minimal doctrine exists for integration of the vast majority of existing and emerging capabilities into the standard intelligence collection process. Despite the numerous technological advances, there is very little information in the joint arena discussing synchronization of developing sensor collection efforts. Current efforts have been successful because of effective coordination between operational units and intelligence elements through refined Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs). Additionally, with Non-Traditional Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (NTISR) capabilities, the lines of distinction between targeting and intelligence collection processes are blurring. The use of NTISR from various naval aircraft assets can greatly enhance the component commander's awareness of battle spaces, allowing more rapid response to enemy movements and intent. DISCUSSION: With increasing operations in the irregular, counterinsurgency and small war environments military asset utilization has reached its capacity. More non-traditional mission sets from aviation platforms should be exploited beyond their original conceptual design as a global enhancement to the military acting as an overall force multiplier. This mission shift will enhance and enable component warfare commanders to have greater situational awareness and efficiency employing forces. The ever-shifting battlefield environment requires more readily available ISR in order to match the fluid nature of the enemy. The use of NTISR resident with legacy naval aircraft assets will greatly enhance the theater commander's awareness.
Download or read book NTISR written by Michael S. Cornelius and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Though at a 60 year low in personnel strength, the Air Force plans to trade size for quality in an effort to become a more agile and responsive force. Part of this trade requires a migration from traditional niche platforms to ones that support multi-role capabilities. Fortunately, the Air Force has an excellent case study it can use to truly attain these goals: non-traditional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (NTISR). NTISR is a combat-proven capability that epitomizes agility and flexibility. In order to become more flexible and agile and migrate from niche to true multi-role capabilities, the Air Force must learn from and address these issues with NTISR . Despite its flaws, NTISR is an overlooked and frequently untapped capability that could change future operations across nearly every flying platform. As a case study, NTISR forces the Air Force to reevaluate its ability to prepare for the next conflict, especially considering the acquisition of new platforms and capabilities.."--Abstract.
Download or read book Airborne Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance ISR Systems and Applications written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Recommendations for Airborne Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance in the Year 2035 in a Cost Constrained Environment written by Douglas J. Lee and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There is no crystal ball unveiling the future with perfect accuracy. The USAF must prepare for uncertainty; but it is certain that the future requires global strike capabilities. Effective global strike requires accurate targeting information. Surveillance and reconnaissance conducted in air, space, and cyberspace is the best way to gain this information and turn it into knowledge; all three domains are important, and all are required. In light of increasing technologic change, and fiscal restraints, this paper focuses on the following question: in a severely cost constrained environment, how can the Air Force modernize its existing & emerging assets to perform airborne surveillance and reconnaissance in order to enable global strike in 2035? This paper argues that fiscal realities require a strategy taking advantage of merging new technology on legacy systems. This strategy also requires smart acquisition of new aircraft utilizing game-changing technology such as nanotechnology in order to prepare for the most likely complex adversary scenarios. This is accomplished by addressing current and emerging sensor technology and their different types of collection capabilities. In addition, the different categories of airborne assets that can utilize those sensors, now and in the future are discussed. Those platforms and sensors are then contrasted against likely adversary scenarios to offer a prescription for the USAF. This paper advocates updating existing platforms with new technology rather than designing radically new platforms. The USAF has done this throughout its history, successfully merging legacy systems with emerging technology to accomplish its tasked missions."--Abstract.
Download or read book A Tasking Construct for Non traditional Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance written by David J. Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This paper focuses on development of a tasking construct to implement a non-traditional intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (NTISR) collection program at the Air and Space Operations Center (AOC) level. NTISR uses fielded sensors on theater strike aircraft to augment collection capability for intelligence requirements. Exponential increases in theater intelligence collection requirements have created shortfalls in the United States Air Force's ability to meet demand. Traditional intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms have performed exceptionally in Iraq and Afghanistan, but cannot fulfill all theater requirements. NTISR presents a possible solution to augment collection capacity and provide surge capability to theater commanders."--Abstract.
