RUSI C4ISTAR 06

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RUSI C4ISTAR 06

• The Royal Air Force operational perspective
• Air Cdre Dai Whittingham
• (Air Officer ISTAR, HQ 2 Gp)

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• As we know, there are known knowns. There are
  things we know we know. We also know there are
  known unknowns. That is to say we know there are
  some things we do not know. But there are also
  unknown unknowns, the ones we don't know we don't
  know.
• Donald Rumsfeld (Feb 02)

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• Oh my goodness gracious, what you can buy off
  the Internet in terms of overhead photography! A
  trained ape can know an awful lot of what is
  going on in this world, just by punching on his
  mouse for a relatively modest cost!

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RESOURCES

• ISTAR is expensive!
• Limited assets
• Platforms must be adaptable
• Backwards compatible
• Non-traditional ISTAR
• Targeting is key

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PRIORITIES..
IMINT or SIGINT?
COMINT or ELINT?
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COALITIONS
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PRIORITIES

• Apportionment and allotment crucial
• Agreed mechanism for prioritising collection
  effort
• Effects-based
• Involve the operators! (LNOs)
• Investment in CPED cycle

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Pershore Spot SAR
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EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION!!!
DO WE NEED AN ISTAR COMPONENT?