5. Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) was described in outline to us in the MoD's memorandum: ISTAR is a key military capability that generates and delivers specific information and intelligence to decision makers at all levels in support of the planning and conduct of operations.

What is Istar military?

The concept of ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance) refers to the integrated capacity to acquire process, exploit and disseminate intelligence information, with appropriate content and in an appropriate time span enabling it to be used in the planning and development of military ...

What is the purpose of Istar?

ISTAR is the process of integrating the intelligence process with surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance tasks in order to improve a commander's situational awareness and consequently their decision making.