Modern adversaries have shown great creativity in countering U.S. military advantages. Defeating such adversaries requires accurate, timely and actionable information. IPTO develops and demonstrates new technologies and systems to extract actionable information from sensor data and to provide comprehensive understanding of the battlespace. This includes new algorithms, software and systems for detection and discrimination of targets from clutter; classification and fingerprinting of high value targets; and localization and tracking of groups over wide areas. There is particular interest in operational environments that present difficulties for conventional ISR systems, including (a) urban environments, (b) mountain environments, (c) jungle environments, (d) surface and subsurface maritime environments, and (e) aerospace domains. IPTO develops technologies for one-way (foreign-language-to-English) translation of foreign language speech, handwriting and text. IPTO also develops portable two-way (foreign-language-to-English and English-to-foreign-language) speech translation systems that enable seamless communication with local populations.
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