/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/us-military-ground-based-sensors-tracking-everythingSoldier planting a T-UGS system, original version (via NorthropGrumman) The military, as well as Border Control, have been using ground-based sensors and sensor nets for quite some time now. It’s even been speculated that famed Area 51 has emplo...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/us-military-ground-based-sensors-tracking-everythingFri, 29 Apr 2016 20:36:04 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:98bcc64d-59fa-4ef0-b279-2797d2f357dbslimedog0<p>I was an UGS trainer from 2008-2011.&nbsp; We pushed the Silent Watch, Omni-Sense, Scorpion systems.&nbsp; The U.S. Army wasn&#39;t interested in using these systems because it required too much time to emplace them, they could couldn&#39;t be constantly relocated to &quot;chase enemy activity&quot;, they required too much manpower to provide security for the emplacement team, nobody in the S-2&nbsp; wanted to monitor the systems, and PED cell in Ft. Gordon wasn&#39;t able to provide much support either.&nbsp; On top of that, the systems were too expensive, and unreliable (i.e. Scorpion cameras were constantly breaking down, poor repair support, etc.).&nbsp; Out of 1200 systems in theatre (Iraq &amp; Afghanistan combined, only 11 were ever emplaced.&nbsp; The U.S. Army gave up sensors when they closed the 96 Romeo ground surveillance MOS and committed to Unmanned Aircraft Systems instead.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=13856&AppID=45&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">