Vertically Integrated Sensing, Tracking, and Attack (VISTA)

As demonstrated by recent world events in the Global War on Terror, it is vital to exploit technology to dominate asymmetric conflicts in urban areas. There is an increasing demand for the ability to prosecute strategic targets of interest in urban areas, accurately, in a timely manner, while limiting collateral damage. Teams of Unmanned Systems are key force multipliers in a Vertically Integrated Sensing, Tracking, and Attack (VISTA) architecture that can cooperatively locate, track, and prosecute targets of interest in a complex urban environment. Since the different types of Unmanned Systems, from ground-based to space-based, have complementary capabilities, there is potential to integrate these systems to be able to rapidly locate and strike high value targets in urban areas.