A United States counterterrorism officer wants automated, field-available, Wikipedia-like language translation and societal navigation instruments for operators to use in the field that wouldn't add much weight to their equipment load.National Counterterrorism Center Strategic Operational Planning (SOP) Director Army Lt. Gen. Michael Nagata said Tuesday deployed elements are still highly dependent on contractor translators and locally-provided escorts. Nagata envisions these Wikipedia-like instruments instantaneously deriving the context of foreign environments, customers and cultures above and beyond the individual interaction operators have…
