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Tactical Data | Speed vs. Security

  • Writer: John Moors
    John Moors
  • Dec 13, 2024
  • 2 min read
US Army soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division work inside a command post on Aug 22 during a rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center. (Breaking Defense/ Ashley Roque)
US Army soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division work inside a command post on Aug 22 during a rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center. (Breaking Defense/ Ashley Roque)

A recent Breaking Defense article, written by Carley Welch, discussed a major step in data sharing in a tactical scenario. Highly recommend the read.

Another Leap

Much of what I find fascinating here is the culmination of the DoD's work to integrate data more quickly between military groups. "Groups" could mean platforms, like Drones, Ships, Vehicles, etc. or even allied nations.


The Story So Far

But where did sharing data on such a large scale, and doing so quickly, begin? The Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) was a big first step for our own forces (see my article on the subject) in 2018, with the CJADC2 - expanding the mission to incorporate allies (I wrote on this as well) came not long after.

Soldiers from U.S. Army Special Operations Command train with devices connected via the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Secure Handhelds on Assured Resilient networks at the tactical Edge (SHARE) system in preparation for their employment during Project Convergence 22. PC22 is an All-Service and Multinational campaign of learning featuring experiments on hundreds of different technologies and capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by CPT Alex Werden)
Soldiers from U.S. Army Special Operations Command train with devices connected via the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Secure Handhelds on Assured Resilient networks at the tactical Edge (SHARE) system in preparation for their employment during Project Convergence 22. PC22 is an All-Service and Multinational campaign of learning featuring experiments on hundreds of different technologies and capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by CPT Alex Werden)

The Next Generation

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We have certainly come a long way since the first military radios. The volume of data in the field has grown exponentially, and the race to digest this flow to make key decisions is one that we, our allies, and adversaries are most certainly all running together.


Shout-Outs:

Much of my news digest comes from the below resources, and I would highly recommend them to anyone wanting to keep apprised of Aerospace & Defense news:

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