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Targeting Situational Awareness beyond the Event Horizon by Means of Sensor

Authors:
Tapio Saarelainen

Keywords: Situational Awareness (SA); Common

Abstract:
The main input of this paper is to examine a solution for acquiring data from beyond Event Horizon in an area of interest while operating in low-level operations in a given battlespace. As the pace of modern warfare increases, so does the necessity for maintaining accurately and timely updated Situational Awareness as well. Especially in tactical operations, the need for relevant reconnaissance data is critical in fostering effective decision making, and in this data collecting and analyzing process sensors capable of being deployable above an enemy territory play an important role. Versatile military operations in the modern battlespace strive for real-time information about enemy actions. Sensors capable of detecting seismic, acoustic and magnetic phenomena can be deployed to hostile areas with the assistance of mortars and howitzers. This paper describes basic principles concerning Sensor Element Munitions (SEMs) and discusses utilizing Sensor Elements (SEs) capable of sensing motion, magnetic, infrared and electro-optical phenomena and transmitting the accrued data to command posts in real-time to offer data and tools for rapid decision making to facilitate mission success. Rapidly deployable airborne SEMs represent versatile tools for low-level battalion and company operations.

Pages: 8 to 14

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: April 29, 2012

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3964

ISBN: 978-1-61208-193-9

Location: Chamonix, France

Dates: from April 29, 2012 to May 4, 2012