
Open information about the program includes its use of current and next-generation technology to locate and identify persons of interest to the U.S.

However, due to the sensitive nature of the system, many details about it are not shared publicly.

Through resources such as cross cues from both types of intelligence, tipping and multinode collaborative geolocation, users will experience enhanced situational awareness. Vigilant Pursuit-developed by the Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center Intelligence and Information Warfare Division (CERDEC I2WD) in conjunction with other government agencies as well as private-sector partners SAIC and CACI International Incorporated -combines several HUMINT and SIGINT capabilities that soldiers historically have used separately. Forces and unit maneuver commanders on the battlefield will receive the joint information quickly, enabling more timely response to situations, especially those involving the detection and capture of high-value targets.Ĭurrent processes of dividing the two intelligence fields and sending information up and down chains of command often result in time gaps that give enemies the chance to evade capture by changing locations.

Army is fielding its Vigilant Pursuit system to reduce the time necessary to combine data gathered from human intelligence (HUMINT) and signals intelligence (SIGINT) assets.
