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A new breed of stealth satellites, fashioned to be undetectable by radar, can eavesdrop on enemy communications. Watching and listening in on adversaries hiding in urban, jungle, desert, forest, or polar settings, or even in the air, has become increasingly critical.
Directed Energy weapons are also on tap. These systems would allow delivery of variable effects from lethal to non-lethal force for varying degrees of effects. For instance, high-powered microwave beams can render helpless computers and communication equipment. "Soft targets", meaning humans, can also be damaged via intense microwave or laser beams.
In the area of remote sensing, space-based networks of sensors or sensor arrays can assist Special Operations Forces to monitor enemy whereabouts in real-time or near real-time situations.