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  • initialism military, US Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance

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Examples

  • Not if Steve Cooke were to run it like he did in giving us the ISTAR program.

    Would You Bring Back NGLT-or SLI? - NASA Watch 2009

  • What is to be done to ensure that we have better ISTAR—intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance—support and that we have more secure accommodation, not just tented accommodation, for British troops?

    Archive 2007-02-01 Richard 2007

  • We hope you enjoy THE REIGN OF ISTAR and that you will join us for further journeys through Krynn in subsequent volumes in this series.

    The Reign of Istar Weis, Margaret 1992

  • Sarah is at once Abraham's sister and his wife; because Sarah, being the counterpart of ISTAR, has a double rôle.

    Commentary on Revelation 1837-1913 1909

  • In a meeting of the National Security Council, chaired by David Cameron, ministers asked for the military to "utilise all ISTAR Intelligence Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance assets" to find Gaddafi.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • In a meeting of the National Security Council, chaired by David Cameron, ministers asked for the military to "utilise all ISTAR Intelligence Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance assets" to find Gaddafi.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • As to size, I think there are many who would agree that WR or CR2 actually make better recce wagons than a CVR (T), simply due to the extra mobility and more powerful ISTAR.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • As to size, I think there are many who would agree that WR or CR2 actually make better recce wagons than a CVR (T), simply due to the extra mobility and more powerful ISTAR.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • "You've got a really potent mix of ISTAR assets that can deploy today that we didn't have when the MR2 was filling the gap," Noel says.

    HEADLINES 2010

  • As to size, I think there are many who would agree that WR or CR2 actually make better recce wagons than a CVR (T), simply due to the extra mobility and more powerful ISTAR.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

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