Monitoring capabilities, ISR tech will deter America’s adversaries
By: Linden Blue  
A recent escalation of aggressive acts in the Middle East underline the need for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. Early warning and the ability to track adversary action is often still missing. Enduring threats continue to take the U.S. and its partners in the region by surprise. Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, noted in response to the latest attacks that the United States does not have “an unblinking eye†in the region, noting that America’s limited ISR assets cannot provide complete situational awareness.
Unfortunately, insufficient ISR to monitor “lower-end†adversaries does not bode well for ISR capabilities against “near-peer†adversaries. Increasing persistent surveillance in the Gulf — and perhaps more importantly making adversaries believe they’re being watched — is part of an effective peacekeeping strategy for this volatile region.
https://www.c4isrnet.com/opinion/commentary/2019/10/01/monitoring-capabilities-isr-tech-will-deter-americas-adversaries/
