ISR Archives

The RAPCON-X concept (Sierra Nevada Corp. image)

Sierra Nevada lands contract for second variant of Athena spy plane

Known as Athena-S, the effort is a bridge capability for the Army's High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) program.

Oct 10, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

India and United States flags together (iStock/Getty Images)

First INDUS-X joint challenges to focus on undersea communication, maritime ISR

INDUS-X is a U.S.-India defense collaboration effort focused on connecting the national innovation bases of the two countries and facilitating the joint pursuit of emerging tech with…

Sep 5, 2023 By Jon Harper

Maj. Gen. Daniel L. Simpson speaks at the Department of Defense Intelligence Information System (DoDIIS) worldwide conference plenary sessions on December 6, 2021. (DIA image by Myles Scrinopskie)

Air Force information warfare strategy seeks to beat back adversaries that have been ‘operating in with impunity’

The classified strategy and implementation plan place five areas under the broad banner of information warfare: ISR, cyber effects operations, electromagnetic spectrum operations, influence operations and public…

Apr 13, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

The Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) is expected to subsume the functionality of the Army’s legacy ground stations including the Advanced Miniaturized Data Acquisition System, Advanced Remote Ground Terminal, and Tactical Intelligence Ground Station. (Army photo)

Army realigns funding for TITAN, its next-generation ground station for deep sensing

The Army has realigned procurement funding for TITAN to research and development.

Apr 3, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

A Czech Special Forces member provides ground support while U.S. Army Special Forces perform a static-line jump during Emerald Warrior 22.1 at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 5, 2022. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise involving U.S. Special Operations Command forces training for response to various threats above and below the threshold of armed conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph P. LeVeille)

Special ops will look to invest in new technologies to compete with advanced nation-state actors

As special operations forces look to adapt to great power competition, they are investing in advanced technologies.

Mar 10, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

‘Democratization’ of technology making it harder for special operators to conduct missions

SOCOM is prioritizing next-generation ISR.

Nov 18, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Lockheed, Verizon use drone swarm to transfer ISR data between 5G networks in ongoing pilot

The next demonstration is slated for November, officials told DefenseScoop on Tuesday.

Sep 28, 2022 By Brandi Vincent

NRO, Air and Space Forces jointly investigating how to improve space-based ISR

The organizations are expanding cooperation to better confront modern challenges.

Aug 4, 2022 By Brandi Vincent

Cyber warfare operators assigned to the 275th Cyber Operations Squadron of the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard configure a threat intelligence feed for daily watch in the Hunter’s Den at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., Dec. 2, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

Air Force outgoing commander says department’s information warfare command must scale

Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, reflects on his time standing up the service's first information warfare entity.

Jul 20, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Army awards $72M for prototypes for next-generation intelligence ground station

Palantir and Raytheon Technologies were awarded funding to develop the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN).

Jun 28, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau