Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com FM 34-54 Appendix A MEASUREMENT AND SIGNATURE INTELLIGENCE This appendix describes the MASINT mission, organization, responsibilities, and their relevance to TECHINT. Specific definitions are in the glossary. This appendix delineates MASINT’s dual mission of supporting the S&TI community as well as providing unique time-critical information to the supported tactical commander that contributes to battlespace dominance. PEACETIME: The mission of MASINT operations in peacetime includes fulfillment of intelligence collection and transition to war requirements. Army MASINT efforts are focused at EAC MI force at the force projection brigades.
Technical reconnaissance and surveillance (TECRAS) systems fielded at EAC demonstrate the feasibility of MASINT support at that level. Successful demonstration is expected to lead to the development of tactical intelligence and related activities (TIARA) systems and their progressive fielding at appropriate EAC and ECB units. EAC conducts operations to fulfill collection requirements levied by the Army component command, theater, DOD, or national levels. The force projection brigade’s mission includes the collection of S&TI to support baseline signature requirements for reprogrammable munitions in support of Army, DOD, and national requirements. WARTIME:
In addition to its contributions to S&TI, MASINT also serves the warfighting commander. MASINT collection of threat battlefield equipment signatures aids in the prevention of technological surprise and is critical to US ability to produce effective countermeasures. Continued signature collection by MASINT sensors permits reprogramming of precision-guided, smart, or brilliant munitions. Specific MASINT missions are to— Detect, identify, and locate targets with sufficient timeliness and accuracy for operational planning, targeting, and combat action. A-1 INTRODUCTION MISSION