Army Science and Technology for Homeland Security: Report 2: C4ISR - Softcover

National Research Council; Division On Engineering And Physical Sciences; Board On Army Science And Technology; Committee On Army Science And Technology For Homeland Defense -- C4ISR

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309091640 ISBN 13: 9780309091640

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2004

Synopsis

Shortly after the events of September 11, 2001, the U.S. Army asked the National Research Council (NRC) for a series of reports on how science and technology could assist the Army meet its Homeland defense obligations. The first report, Science and Technology for Army Homeland Securitya "Report 1, presented a survey of a road range of technologies and recommended applying Future Force technologies to homeland security wherever possible. In particular, the report noted that the Army should play a major role in providing emergency command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities and that the technology and architecture needed for homeland security C4ISR was compatible with that of the Armya (TM)s Future Force. This second report focuses on C4ISR and how it can facilitate the Armya (TM)s efforts to assist the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and emergency responders meet a catastrophic event.

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Committee on Army Science and Technology for Homeland Defense -- C4ISR, National Research Council

Edition details

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309091640
• ISBN 13: 9780309091640
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 170