How broad area management informs national security

How do defense intel teams monitor vast swaths of Earth and space? Broad area management, which is the sensing, recording and monitoring of objects and phenomena over sizable portions of the Earth — or space. The information is crucial to military readiness.

To better understand BAM and its underlying technologies, we talked with:

  • Brad Edmonson, Chief of analysis, U.S. Space Force
  • Andrew Evans, Director of Army’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Task Force
  • Rear Adm. Thomas Henderschedt, Director of intelligence, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
  • Master Gunnery Sgt. Chris Sonnabend, Senior enlisted advisor to the director of intelligence, USINDOPACOM
  • Brock Edwards, Business development director, Planet

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