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As the US Army prepares to field a slew of longer-range missiles, it is standing up a new deep sensing office to help identify technology and formation needs to help soldiers with targeting, according to service chief Gen. Randy George.

The tentative plan is to stand up a deep sensing cross-functional team within the Army’s Future Command. The team’s official unveiling is expected to come later this month at a symposium in Huntsville, Ala., the four-star general told reporters today at the Mcaleese defense programs conference.

While George did not provide specifics about the establishment timeline or mandate, he said team members will be looking at ways to spin out capabilities like high-altitude balloons and stratospheric unmanned aerial vehicles to assist in targeting.

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