Consolidate Mission-Critical Capabilities onto a Common Platform That Delivers Integrated End-to-End C4ISR Solutions

The defense industry is broadening its focus from connected warfighters to connected operational environments that integrate air, space, land, sea, and cyber capabilities. This system-of-systems (SoS) approach brings together heterogeneous capabilities from across complex combat environments. The seamless interoperability between systems and applications is key, from ground stations all the way to the aircraft and beyond.

How can the military system suppliers standardize all links in the command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) chain, from sensors to system-to-system communications? How can they secure the overall platform against cybersecurity threats? And how can they upgrade capability depending on operational requirements?