FIGURE 4
common interface specifications and com- mon control software.
But what do we do with our systems once they are interoperable? How do we intelligently coordinate these systems— whether they are on the same aircraft or distributed across the battlefield—to make better real-time decisions? And what benefit can this “intelligent inte- gration” ultimately have for platform survivability? Tat’s what we, as an S&T community, are trying to build toward and demonstrate over the next several years. A major part of that path is interop- erability, but it’s almost a step in the vision rather than the vision itself.
INTEGRATED AIR AND GROUND SURVIVABILITY
In the future, the network of integrated air systems will also integrate with a corresponding network for an integrated ground survivability system. This will better allow air and ground survivability systems to collaboratively detect, identify and defeat threats on the battlefield. (SOURCE: U.S. Army CERDEC)
Over the next five years, CERDEC I2WD and the S&T community are expected to reach a major milestone, completing a new generation of cutting-edge intel- ligent algorithms and technologies that have never been used in this application. Tis milestone marks a major first step in establishing an integrated survivability suite, demonstrating the powerful ben- efit of intelligent algorithms for aircraft survivability. Overall, CERDEC I2WD’s focus on integrated air and ground surviv- ability will ensure that the next generation of Army survivability systems remains at the forefront of capability and technology.
response, leveraging assets from all avail- able platforms.
In the long term, the network of inte- grated air systems is also integrated with a corresponding network of integrated ground survivability systems. (See Figure 4.) Te overall network is connected to external resources, including assets from the intelligence enterprise, enabling air and ground survivability systems to col- laboratively detect, identify and defeat threats encountered on the battlefield.
CONCLUSION Developing the future survivability suite involves continuously balancing invest- ment priorities. With potential threat weapons and technologies, the Army must decide how to invest most effec- tively in these systems and technologies to affect overall survivability with given bud- gets and resources. Over the next decade, CERDEC I2WD and the S&T commu- nity will continue to stay ahead of threat weapon systems by investing in critical component technologies and integration efforts, such as those that are establishing
For more information about CERDEC and its work to support the Soldier, visit http://
www.cerdec.army.mil/ or contact usarmy.
apg.cerdec.mail.cerdec@
mail.mil.
MR. MARK CALAFUT has an M.S. in electrical engineering from Stanford University and a B.S. in economics from Swarthmore College. He is Level III certified in engineering and is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps.
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