# Sensor-to-Shooter Loop **Entity class:** Operational data-and-decision pathway ## Definition The **sensor-to-shooter loop** is the sequence by which a sensor observes a potential target, data are transported and fused, an authorized decision is made, and an effector receives usable targeting information. Modernization programs seek to shorten the loop while preserving identity, authority, confidence, and interoperability. ## Relationships - **Army experiment:** [[wiki/Project Convergence|Project Convergence]]. - **enabling layers:** [[wiki/Multi-Sensor Fusion|Multi-Sensor Fusion]], [[wiki/CJADC2|CJADC2]], [[wiki/Edge Computing|Edge Computing]], and [[wiki/Automated Target Recognition|Automated Target Recognition]]. - **collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [U.S. Army — Project Convergence 22 sensor-to-shooter-to-sustainer loop](https://www.army.mil/article/262271/project_convergence_22_connecting_sensor_to_shooter_to_sustainer) ## Simple Reminders, Quotations, and Thoughts > "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* [[reminders/Information/Ground Systems Should React in Less Than One Millisecond by USSOCOM|Ground Systems Should React in Less Than One Millisecond by USSOCOM]] > "Advanced Situational Awareness in All Environments: Develop capabilities that fuse and correlate battlefield information from a variety of sources and display it in an accurate and shared intelligence/common operational picture." > **— USSOCOM**, *accessed September 23, 2026, USSOCOM Capability Areas of Interest* [[reminders/Information/Situational Awareness Should Fuse Battlefield Information Into a Shared Picture by USSOCOM|Situational Awareness Should Fuse Battlefield Information Into a Shared Picture by USSOCOM]] > "NGA Maven has decreased targeting workflow timelines by a substantial amount, with one warfighting element’s targeting cell seeing intelligence-operations timelines drop from hours to minutes from sensing to target engagement during a recent exercise." > **— Frank Whitworth**, *May 19, 2025, 2025 GEOINT Symposium Keynote* [[reminders/Information/Maven Can Cut Targeting Timelines From Hours to Minutes by Frank Whitworth|Maven Can Cut Targeting Timelines From Hours to Minutes by Frank Whitworth]]