Date: Issue 43 - May 2013
The battlefield has become modernized to the extent that communications technology is now considered a key component of military success. Combat soldiers who can understand surrounding situations and react quickly have an advantage over the enemy. This entails having real-time complete Situational Awareness (SA). At all times, soldiers need to know where they are, who their targets are, and where those targets are located. To achieve this, the military must leverage the success of commercial communications technologies to deliver “battlefield visualization.”