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US politician says Afghan hospital tragedy due to failure of $5bn defence intelligence system
http://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/us-politician-says-afghan-hospital-tragedy-due-to-failure-of-5bn-defence-intelligence-system/story-fnpjxnlk-1227576641086Nerve centre ... The $5 billion US military Distributed Common Ground System, intended to pool and make battlefield intelligence easily accessible, was not functioning when a hospital was attacked in Afghanistan.
US politician says Afghan hospital tragedy due to failure of $5bn defence intelligence system
October 21, 20158:46am
A $5 BILLION intelligence network, designed to give commanders battlefield awareness but criticised for years as a flop, was not working in Afghanistan during the recent air attack on a hospital.
According to a member of the US Congress who says he is in touch with military whistleblowers, the Distributed Common Ground System was not functioning when US commanders approved an air strike October 3 that killed 22 staff, patients and others at a Doctors without Borders hospital in Kunduz
It’s a network of computers and sensors designed to knit together disparate strands of intelligence in an easy-to-digest display. Its purpose is to clearly identify and prioritise targets — and avoid unwanted civilian casualties.
It joins a long list of heavily-hyped — and incredibly expensive — hi-tech defence material failing to live up to its marketing, such as the F-35 Stealth Fighter and the US Navy’s latest aircraft carriers.
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