KEYWORDS: Sensors, Telecommunications, Defense and security, Network centric warfare, Intelligence systems, Missiles, Data communications, Defense technologies, Information operations, Control systems
Dynamic Networked Combat Capability is a transformational concept to enable network centric warfare at the tactical level - the immediate attack of targets of opportunity using any and all assets available: any sensor, any effect generator and any decider against any target. More specifically, the DARPA goal is to provide enabling technologies that will permit the Services to build such a capability.
This paper examines some of the challenges facing the community in providing radio communications to enable information systems for military operations. We believe that much of the on-going/completed work is necessary, but not sufficient, to provide the military Network Centric Operations, which integrates military’s network centric enterprise with network centric warfare. Additional issues need to be addressed to better support battle commanders as well as decider-sensor-effecter linkages. We discuss a possible way ahead.
This paper examines some of the challenges facing the community in providing radio communications to enable information systems for military operations. We believe that much of the on-going/completed work is necessary, but not sufficient, to provide the military Network Centric Operations, which integrates military’s network centric enterprise with network centric warfare. Additional issues need to be addressed to better support battle commanders as well as decider-sensor-effector linkages. We discuss a possible way ahead.
Network Centric Operations, in the context of this paper, consists of much more than "network centric warfare." It connects the joint war fighting "enterprise" with tactical "decider-sensor-effector" linkages. It includes the integration of all levels of warfare operations and, in particular, integration with the cognitive processes employed by battle commanders. Network Centric Operations have the potential to provide information superiority to the battle commander but only if the system is Joint-Oriented and Commander -Centric as well as network-centric.
KEYWORDS: Sensors, Telecommunications, Navigation systems, RF communications, Magnetic sensors, Global Positioning System, Ranging, Control systems, Defense and security, Buildings
The Small Unit Operations Situation Awareness System program will develop a communications, navigation, and situation awareness system for tactical employment by widely dispersed dismounted warriors operating in highly restrictive environments. The program significantly advances the technology base for robust, highly reliable, secure communications, position determination, navigation, and situation awareness while inside and/or adjacent to buildings, tunnels and other urban structures, caves, mountainsides, natural overhands, and under double canopy foliage.
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