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Assessment of Communication Technologies for Military Defense (Technical Insights)
Frost & Sullivan, Dec 2008, Pages: 102
This research service provides an assessment of communication technologies for applications in military defense.
This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Assessment of Communication Technologies for Military Defense provides technology, application, and challenge assessments. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following markets: soldier communications, weapon data communications, and missile defense systems.
Technology Overview
Communications Technology Fires on All Cylinders with Military Defense Application Segment Offering Significant Opportunities
Communication technologies for military applications have reached such levels of sophistication that defense personnel can instantly share critical intelligence data and seamlessly transfer command and control instructions. Weapon data communications is playing an increasingly pivotal role in tactical battle management, as various applications, from artillery fire to missile defense and interception, can now be coordinated. With the integration of advanced networking capabilities, weapons have shed their fire-and-forget profile and have become ‘smarter’. “Recent advances in data communications with weapons have enabled in-flight tracking and retargeting of the launched missile,” say the analysts of this research. “Another major development is the notion of data-linking munitions, which will enable the missiles to ‘talk to one another’ and permit them to coordinate ‘swarming’ attacks.”
Software-defined communication architectures have considerably facilitated the integration of advanced communication capabilities onto missile interceptors and weapon data links. Network-centric operations greatly contribute to the growth in military communications, while a better-networked weapon deployment system will hasten revolutionary improvements in war fighter capabilities. However, today’s military platforms as well as weapon and tactical data links for missile communications are bulky and power-hungry. “This lowers the operational life of the system and leads to higher costs as well,” notes the analyst. “Thus, reduction of system size, weight, and power (SWaP) in today’s military platforms is critical for extending the mission life and making the systems more cost-effective.”
Interoperability remains a key challenge in military communications, especially between coalition forces for instantaneous sharing of intelligence data. Since many nations practice single-service procurement from system integrators, companies develop and market equipment in relative isolation, with little regard for interoperability. Defense system manufacturers guard their proprietary technology and their processes from their competitors and hence, systems developed by different manufacturers are often unable to communicate and work in tandem. There are not adequate standards that can guarantee complete interoperability in the future, making it imperative for industry leaders to influence technology developers, researchers, and the rest of the industry to come out with a mutually beneficial, yet secure set of interoperable standards. “The standardized architecture enables a common and interoperable interface between the weapons and the remote deployment systems,” observes the analyst. “System integrators are able to exploit reusable artifacts in achieving cost and schedule economies when developing new weapon deployment and fire control systems.”
Application Sectors
Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following application sectors in this research:
- Soldier communications
- Weapon data communications
- Missile defense systems
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