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RSTA, STA, ISTAR, C4ISR, etc

Some clean-up & merger seems to be required between this theme of accronyms. A simple merger will likely be inadaquate. I propose discussion occur here at Talk:C4ISTAR. -- MCG 03 Sept 06

"Information is collected on the battlefield through systematic observation and sensing by deployed soldiers and a variety of electronic sensors. This information is then passed to intelligence assets for analysis, and to the commander and his or her staff for the formulation of battle plans. The role of ISTAR is to link the intelligence process with surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance in order to improve a commander’s situational awareness. This allows the commander to commit his manoeuvre and offensive strike assets at precisely the right time and place on the battlefield."

That's a big paragraph of milspeak (emphasis mine). I think I like the old simple version better. --M4-10 04:16, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good. -- MCG 06 Sept 06