ISTAR intelligence handbook, page 1

ISTAR stands for Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance. In its macroscopic sense, ISTAR is a practice that links several battlefield functions together to assist a combat force in employing its sensors and managing the information they gather.

United Kingdom Field Army ISTAR intelligence handbook dated June 14, 2007 and written at the RESTRICTED level.

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Field Army Intel Handbook

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