Solutions for the Federated Mission Networks Era

Digital technologies have moved warfare into the network era. The rapidly increasing complexity of war means that large numbers of actors, vast quantities of data, expanding lines of authority and complex geographical environments require an extensive use of algorithms to “augment” military operations. Where decision making once was a bureaucratic process, networked platforms and data-driven applications are now fundamental to amplifying military operations. Militaries now have to move faster and make better decisions even as the time scale between idea and operation keeps shrinking.

In a digitized battlespace, every soldier, resource and weapon system is a node within a multidimensional military network. Command Centers must be able to access shared virtual machines across a bullet-proof common cloud infrastructure. Headquarters need to be able to target, track, visualize and coordinate all kinds of resources across complex organizational environments, at the speed of data.

To achieve this, today’s complex mix of legacy networks has to be transformed into an enterprise-scale network built around networked, data-driven platforms. Networked platforms are vital for national and multinational military operations, enhancing battlefield situational awareness and coordinating multi-domain operations.