Battlefield Communication Systems (2007) By Michael Ryan & Michael Frater
 
This book analyses the tactical communications systems required to support modern land commanders. (The vulnerability of such systems is addressed in “Tactical Electronic Warfare”, also published by Argos Press) Here, we develop an architecture to define the tactical communications system required to support future land warfare. The architecture establishes a flexible environment that will support the development and acquisition of future battlespace communications systems to support land operations, as well as the modification and enhancement of existing systems to migrate to the target architecture. The architecture is applicable to all modern armies, albeit to varying degrees. Chapter 1 describes the digitized battlefield and the process of command and control. Chapter 2 provides a brief overview of the technologies that are pertinent to the provision of tactical communications systems. Chapter 3 provides an overview of army organizational structures. Readers familiar with communications technologies and army organizational structures may wish to skip to Chapter 4, which begins by briefly examining the early history of military communications and then focuses on the development of the two major battlefield communications subsystems that are deployed by all modern armies. Chapter 5 develops an architectural framework to define the tactical communications system. Chapters 6 to 10 then address the major subsystems of the tactical communications architecture. Each subsystem is considered in terms of the fundamental design drivers that direct the provision of tactical communications. Architectural options are analyzed and a preferred option is selected. Finally, Chapter 11 addresses the critical issue of interfaces.
 
Soft Cover
333 Pages
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