# Ground Systems Should React in Less Than One Millisecond by USSOCOM
> "Decrease in latency of ground systems to less than one millisecond from external activity to viewing by Operator. Decrease in latency of ground systems to less than one millisecond from Operator activity to external action."
> **— USSOCOM**, *accessed September 23, 2026, USSOCOM Capability Areas of Interest*
## Sources and Context
- **Direct official source and complete contiguous wording:** [USSOCOM Capability Areas of Interest](https://www.socom.mil/SOF-ATL/Pages/capability_AOI.aspx) — USSOCOM states a sub-millisecond bidirectional latency objective for multispectral ground systems.
- **Routing classification:** CT-enabling public SOF requirement. This label describes the quotation's relationship to the counterterrorism technology stack; it does not alter the speaker's wording or claim that every cited system has a direct counterterrorism mission.
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## Related Topics
- [[wiki/USSOCOM Technical Experimentation Events|USSOCOM Technical Experimentation Events]]
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- [[wiki/Edge Computing|Edge Computing]]
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— USSOCOM, accessed September 23, 2026, USSOCOM Capability Areas of Interest
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