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EN4010 Energy Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting (ISRT)

This course will provide students with information and guidance in the basic technologies and concepts in energy intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting. The objective is to discuss the concept of Energy ISR which is the intelligence discipline to sense, measure and estimate all aspects of the adversary’s energy supply chain to determine the adversary’s ability to plan, conduct and sustain competition and combat. Students will review areas of collection and estimation including sources of energy (e.g., petroleum fuels. LNG and electricity generated from a variety of sources, including nuclear) at fixed installations, and characteristics of production (rates, capacity, operating states, efficiency, vulnerabilities); energy delivery systems (power grids, rail, road transportation, vessel delivery to vessels at-sea (JP-5) air refueling (JP-8), etc.); battery manufacture, supply-replacement, recharge logistics and supply chains; and consumers of energy and demand rates to sustain combat functions (energy use, peak and steady-state demand, demand cycles, etc.).

Prerequisite

None

Lecture Hours

4

Lab Hours

0

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students shall be able to:

  • The student will be able to identify the roles ISR can play in assessing an adversary energy state and use of energy 
  • The student will be able to identify the energy supply chain necessary to conduct and sustain warfare and determine the types of energy systems utilized in combat systems 
  • The student will be able to document and discuss the gaps in energy-related intelligence and its role in support of non-physical (e.g., influence and information) operations as well as direct physical (e.g., kinetic) operations.
  • The student will apply an analytic workflow to assess and model an adversity energy supply chain, identify vulnerabilities, probe the chain, and recommend targeting approaches.
  • The student will be able to identify the energy-unique methods of modeling, analyzing, understanding, and explaining energy intelligence while developing skills in briefing decision-makers and planners.