Electro-optical MASINT
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MASINT Overview
- MASINT is a collection of technologies for detecting, identifying, and locating targets.
- It includes intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems, as well as counter-intelligence and counter-reconnaissance (CI/CR) systems.
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Types of MASINT
- IMINT (Image Intelligence) uses optical and infrared sensors to detect and identify targets.
- EMINT (Electronic Intelligence) uses radio frequency and radar sensors to detect and identify targets.
- ELINT (Electronic Reconnaissance) uses radio frequency sensors to intercept and analyze enemy communications.
- SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) uses radio frequency sensors to intercept and analyze enemy signals.
- MASINT also includes MASW (Minefield Surveillance) and MASW (Mass Wasting) technologies.
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MASINT Sensors
- Optical sensors include visible and infrared cameras, as well as laser rangefinders.
- Radio frequency sensors include radar, radio direction finding, and radio frequency identification.
- Electronic sensors include electro-optical, infrared, and microwave sensors.
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Hyperspectral MASINT
- Hyperspectral imaging uses multiple bands of light to analyze physical characteristics of targets.
- The US is developing hyperspectral sensors for military applications, including mine detection.
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Applications of MASINT
- MASINT technologies are used for detecting and identifying military vehicles, camouflage, and underground construction.
- They are also used for detecting mass graves, drug crops, and NBC contaminants.
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Space-based MASINT
- Space-based sensors, such as the SEWS, detect and locate infrared heat signatures.
- They were used in the 1990s to detect Iraqi Scud missile launches.
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Shallow Water Operations
- New technologies are needed for naval operations in shallow waters due to reduced effectiveness of acoustic sensors.
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