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breakingdefense.com
"Enabling next-generation command and control with the same radio waveforms that were designed a decade-or-longer ago is a non-starter."
" “Hyperconnectivity” is the term best used to describe the U.S. Army’s plan for a ubiquitous network of tactical line-of-sight radios, beyond-line-of-sight terminals, SATCOM, 5G, and Wifi for next-generation command, control, and communications.
"The goal of this hyperconnected network is to give Army divisions the ability to transmit new and additional data to the tactical edge using a variety of comms options, even in contested environments. With command echelons becoming more decentralized, C2 data sharing will also need to traverse greater distances and over the horizon with new waveforms."
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" “Whereas a single division may have had 15,000 or more warfighting nodes made up of soldiers, vehicles, and C2 elements, you may now have to add several thousands of nodes to account for the proliferation of autonomous systems, loitering munitions, and future human-machine teaming. This is the largest driver in the development of next generation tactical communications.” "
The new battlespace will “hyperconnect” radios, 5G, troposcatter, and SATCOM - Breaking Defense
Enabling next-generation command and control with the same radio waveforms that were designed a decade-or-longer ago is a non-starter.
breakingdefense.com
" “Hyperconnectivity” is the term best used to describe the U.S. Army’s plan for a ubiquitous network of tactical line-of-sight radios, beyond-line-of-sight terminals, SATCOM, 5G, and Wifi for next-generation command, control, and communications.
"The goal of this hyperconnected network is to give Army divisions the ability to transmit new and additional data to the tactical edge using a variety of comms options, even in contested environments. With command echelons becoming more decentralized, C2 data sharing will also need to traverse greater distances and over the horizon with new waveforms."
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" “Whereas a single division may have had 15,000 or more warfighting nodes made up of soldiers, vehicles, and C2 elements, you may now have to add several thousands of nodes to account for the proliferation of autonomous systems, loitering munitions, and future human-machine teaming. This is the largest driver in the development of next generation tactical communications.” "
