ISTAR Flashcards
1
Q
What does ISTAR stand for?
A
Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition & Reconnassiance
2
Q
What is ISTAR?
A
At its macroscopic sense, it is a practice that links several battlefield and surveillance functions together, to assist a combat force in employing its sensors and managing the info they gather.
- It is very much an integration of organs that collate to deliver the whole of the RAF’s capabilities.
- It is the UK’s eyes and ears in the sky.
3
Q
What does it allow?
A
The improved situational awareness and decision making of commanders
