Urban surveillance still falling short, say army commanders.(Battlefield Surveillance) From: National Defense | Date: May 1, 2008| Author: Wagner, Breanne | COPYRIGHT 2008 National Defense Industrial Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

SAN DIEGO -- Army commanders need more sophisticated aerial surveillance sensors to give them a wider, more detailed view of the complex urban battle field, officials said.

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"We face an incredible problem, a conundrum in intelligence today ... We are no longer looking for a needle in a haystack ... we are looking for a needle in a stack of six million needles," said Maj. Gen. John Custer, commander of the Army Intelligence Center, Fort H...

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