Naval ISR Fusion Principles, Operations, and Technologies

Naval ISR Fusion Principles,Operations, and Technologies
	Contents
	Foreword
	Preface
	1
The Naval Intelligence Reconnaissance and Surveillance Mission
		1.1 The Domain of Naval Operations
		1.2 Naval Mission Concepts and ISR Roles
		1.3 Principles of Distribution, Automation, and Speed
		1.4 MDA and ISR Operations in Conflict and Warfare
		1.5 About This Book
		Endnotes
	2
Principles of Operations from Seabed to Space
		2.1 Maritime Awareness
		2.2 Naval Subsurface and Seabed Domains
		2.3 Naval Surface and Airborne ISR
		2.4 Naval Space
		2.5 Naval Cyber
		2.6 A Seabed-to-Space Scenario
		Endnotes
	3
Distributed Maritime Operations
		3.1 Introduction to DMO
		3.2 DMO Tactical Considerations
		3.3 DMO Architecture and Elements
		3.4 All-Domain C2 Battle Management
		3.5 A DMO Scenario
		Endnotes
	4
Naval Information Fusion Systems
		4.1 Enterprise-Level Fusion
		4.2 Information Systems Fusion
		4.3 Naval C4ISR Challenges
		Endnotes
	5
All-Domain Fusion and Operation Challenges
		5.1 Challenge 1: Spatial Distribution, Association, and Latency
		5.2 Challenge 2: Temporal Sample Rate and Dynamic Targets
		5.3 Challenge 3: Accuracy for Fire Control and Missile Engagement
		5.4 Challenge 4: Integrating Cyber Capabilities
		Endnotes
	6
Maritime MultiINT Fusion Processes
		6.1 The JDL Model for Organizing Naval ISR Fusion
		6.2 Maritime Object and Situation Assessment Levels 1 and 2
		6.3 Maritime Impact or Threat Assessment Level 3
		6.4 Maritime Distributed Resource Allocation and Orchestration
		6.5 Conclusion
		Endnotes
	7
Sensor Distribution and Adaptation
		7.1 Sensor Networks and Grids
		7.2 Advanced Wireless Networks
		7.3 Functional Nodes on the Maritime Network
		7.4 Distributed Data Fusion in Network Operations
		Endnotes
	8
The Role of AI, Automation, and Autonomy
		8.1 Automating Naval Systems
		8.2 Sensemaking in a Naval ISR Context
		8.3 C2 Automation
		8.4 Automation in the All-Domain ISR Fusion Scenario
		Endnotes
	9
Distributed Space Maritime Surveillance
		9.1 Smallsat Constellations for Sensing and Communication
			9.1.1 Visible Imagery: Planet Labs Flock
			9.1.2 SAR: Capella
			9.1.3 RF Signals Collection: Hawkeye 360
		9.2 A Networked Constellation for Ocean Surveillance and ISR
		9.3 Contributions to Naval ISR
		9.4 Surveillance Constellation Performance with Examples
		9.5 Performance Study Results
			9.5.1 Planet FLOCK–Based Solutions
			9.5.2 Capella-Based SAR Solutions
			9.5.3 Hybrid MultiINT Design
		9.6 Conclusions
		Endnotes
	10
Future Technologies to Enable All-Domain
		10.1 Naval Technology Scanning to Avoid Surprise
		10.2 Undersea and Seabed Surveillance
		10.3 Quantum Technologies in Naval ISR
			10.3.1 Quantum Computing
			10.3.2 Quantum Sensing
			10.3.3 Quantum Communication
		Endnotes
	About the Authors
	Index