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Maintain a robust and flexible GlobalIntegrated ISR capabilityThroughout the history of warfare, the value of information as both a deterrent and a combat advantage has been welldocumented. The possibilities made available through recent technological advances have elevated the stature of thiselement of national security, and drastically increased the demand for it. Maintaining the ability to provide an effectiveand vigilant stance through broad-area, global ISR and then rapidly transition to more focused warfighter collectionrequirements demands elasticity in ISR capability. ISR systems, Airmen, and the necessary intelligence communityrelationships all need to be developed in a way that makes ISR agile and responsive enough to support global andtheater requirements in a seamless manner.Expanding requirements and a growing threat to high cost air-breathingassets will also necessitate a shift from an architecture focused on dedicatedISR platforms to one based on a diverse network of sensors arrayed acrossthe air, space, and cyber domains, placing a premium on the ability todraw data from any and all US systems. This data will originate from amyriad of sources – from multispectral imagery, to recorded and streamingvideo, to signals intelligence and others. Integration will begin within thisautomated multi-sensor network which absorbs massive volumes of data,zeroes in on critical elements, and fuses disparate pieces of informationinto readily exploitable products. This will free analysts to work on lessintuitive and more complex higher-order analysis. A robust, survivable,and secure network linking all relevant intelligence sources and operatorswill be a crucial enabler. The end result will be a more timely, efficient,flexible, and effective ISR enterprise over the full-spectrum of military operations.The fusion, integration, and display of this data will be the true force multiplier in the ISR arena, and we must committo the pursuit of an adaptive paradigm of human-system integration to reach its full potential. Historically, we haveaddressed information integration from the bottom up – linking stores of data together. If we start from the top down –or more precisely the “head” down – and first determine the cognitive requirementsof those at all levels who use the data, the result will be more targeted and precisedecision-quality data in much less time. After all, the product of the entire ISRenterprise is actionable knowledge, and that knowledge is most useful if it aidsdecision-makers in deterring or winning conflicts.
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