EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. military is embarking on a study of the efficiency of its electronic intelligence-gathering systems, including the human element.
Northrop Grumman is teaming up with Joint Forces Command to look for ways to improve the conduct of ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) missions so that commanders can get the information they need quicker.
The project will run for three years and will look primarily at a shortening of the "commander's cycle of tasking sensors to collect intelligence, analyzing the information and disseminating it to the warfighters," Northrop said in a release Wednesday.
Analysts from Northrop's Cyber Warfare Integration Network in California along with military representatives will run a series of simulations with the aim of shortening the command cycle in order to get the necessary information to the front lines as rapidly as possible. The exercises will be carried out in both virtual and "human in the loop" environments," Northrop said.
One goal of the study will be to see how much of the process can be automated in order to reduce the human workload. Another will be to help formulate goals for the integration of future sensors platforms, including satellites, into current ISR computer systems.
