Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance

A Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS)

ISTAR stands for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance. In its broadest 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.

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