Fighter Jets Provide Extra Eyes Over the Battlefield

摘要

A U.S. Air Force fighter jet recently performed as a reconnaissance platform by using a targeting sensor to detect radio emissions and then transmitting their type and location in near real time to commanders and troops on the ground. The demonstration at a military exercise highlighted the use of non-traditional aerial platforms, such as fast attack jets, for surveillance and reconnaissance. Held in July 2009 at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, California, the annual Empire Challenge exercise focused on testing technologies that can rapidly convert intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data into actionable intelligence.