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Enabling the聽Internet of Battlefield Things

Increasing situational awareness for rapid decision making is central to the digital battlespace, our concept of future warfare that will help the Department of Defense (DOD) maintain its advantage over future competitors. For close-combat teams, our聽vision聽unfolds as a suite of Digital Warrior solutions that bring the Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT) to the tactical edge.

Networked warfighters can be empowered to receive real-time intelligence and take fast action using technologies like聽artificial intelligence聽(AI), machine learning (ML),聽edge computing, and integrated sensors for human-machine teaming.

Why Providing聽Intelligent Services聽Is a Challenge

The military is working on high-tech capabilities, yet focusing on each enhancement individually can lead to stovepiped systems bringing problems such as:

• Increased vulnerabilities聽鈥� Disconnected equipment development聽makes it difficult to create and act on a unified, tactical picture, which lessens the comparative lethality of the squad. Cyber vulnerabilities are also heightened when each piece of equipment is an attack surface due to varying security standards.
• Unprepared teams聽鈥� Warfighters need to continuously train using realistic environments.聽聽leverage private-sector augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and analytics for interactive scenarios and actionable metrics.
• Disjointed acquisition process聽鈥� The dismounted warrior鈥檚 kit has evolved with different power sources, interfaces, standards, and connectors. Bringing common data and physical interfaces to this equipment would decrease the mobile warfighter鈥檚 physical and mental load.

Integration Is the Answer for High-Speed Military Operations

The future operating environment will require an interoperable joint force that operates with common architectures, solutions, training, and human performance monitoring.聽This requires a connected, flexible, interoperable framework that connects sensors and tactical communications platforms.

Characteristics of Digital Warrior Solutions聽

Read our report to learn more about leading-tech solutions and their essential characteristics:

Open聽鈥� Government-owned open architectures will allow the military to create a flexible data fabric connecting stakeholders and missions.

Smart聽鈥� A suite of enabling technologies can continually evolve鈥攆or example:

• Wearable analytics software for fast processing and analysis
• Heads-up displays for hands-free situational awareness
• Biometric sensors to maximize warfighters鈥� well-being and monitor performance
• Immersive technologies聽using augmented reality and virtual reality to transform training

At the edge聽鈥� Connectivity will be practical even in denied and degraded environments with a digital聽battlefield network.聽聽

Secure聽鈥� Cybersecurity and resilience are a life-or-death essential at the tactical edge, so security must be integrated across the acquisition lifecycle.