Battlefield innovation: a case-study of remote sensor development

Jay A. Orson; Tyler N. Hague

doi:10.1117/12.739030

7 November 2007 Battlefield innovation: a case-study of remote sensor development

Jay A. Orson, Tyler N. Hague

Proceedings Volume 6739, Electro-Optical Remote Sensing, Detection, and Photonic Technologies and Their Applications; 673902 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.739030
Event: Optics/Photonics in Security and Defence, 2007, Florence, Italy

Abstract

Evolving threats encountered by coalition forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom drive the need for innovations in airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. In many cases, disruptive capabilities are created by linking existing technologies and new radical technologies in a novel way. Some of the radical technologies used in achieving these disruptive capabilities are existing prototypes or one-of-a-kind systems that are thrust into the field to quickly react to emerging threats. Horned Owl is one such rapidly developed innovative technical solution designed to meet immediate battlefield needs. This paper focuses on two key areas of this initiative. The first is the innovation champion establishing a collaborative environment which fosters creativity and allows the project to mature the disruptive capability. The second is the practical implication, or challenges of deploying experimental systems in a battlefield environment. Discussions of these two areas provide valuable lessons to guide future innovation champions when presented with the dual task of balancing system maturation with meeting operational demand. Contents of this paper are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or the Department of the Air Force.

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Jay A. Orson and Tyler N. Hague "Battlefield innovation: a case-study of remote sensor development", Proc. SPIE 6739, Electro-Optical Remote Sensing, Detection, and Photonic Technologies and Their Applications, 673902 (7 November 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.739030

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