1. Network-Centric Battlefield Operations
AIAA Team 3
-Mike Lunsford
-Paul Koerner

2. Overview Definition of Network-Centric Warfare (NCW)
Why do we need it?
Previous Operations
Future of network centric battlefields
How military transports fit into the battlespace
Conclusion

3. What is NCW? Network-Centric Warfare
Commonly called Network-Centric Operations (NCO)
An emerging theory of war in the Information Age
Using information to gain competitive edge
A networked force performing network-centric operations
Networked force for information sharing
Increased situational awareness
Enhanced speed of command
Networking sensors, decision makers, and shooters

4. Defining the Battlespace
Bad Guys
Good Guys
Sensors to collect:
Navigation Systems (GPS)
Transmit current position & receive relevant position info on others
Embedded sensors
Status on fuel, ammo remaining
Vehicle loading and use (maintenance)
Weather sensors
Environment
Intelligence
Surveillance
Reconnaissance

5. Global Information Grid (GIG)
“Will provide the joint and coalition warfighter with a single, end-to-end information system capability… allowing users to access shared data and applications regardless of location, and is supported by a robust network/information-centric infrastructure.”
Integrated
Interoperable
Between platforms
Joint operations
Coalition forces
World wide network
Secure
Owned and leased
Operating locations: bases, posts, camps, stations, facilities, mobile platforms, and deployed sites
Supports all DoD, national security, and related intelligence community missions and functions (strategic, operational, tactical, and business), in war and in peace.

6. Why do we need it?
DoD initiative that draws upon the work of many military strategists and policy theorists
Changing battlespace
Urban warfare
50% of the world’s population now live in cities
Fastest urban growth occurs in developing countries where conflicts are likely to occur
Lessons learned from Iraq and Afghanistan
Need for targeting, precision, and situational awareness

7. Previous Operations Platform-centric operations Voice Communication
No Data Communication
Nothing Integrated

8. Future of NCO Army: Future Combat Systems Navy: ForceNet
Air Force: ConstellationNet
Improved communications systems
T-Sat
Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS)

9. Future Combat Systems Building Blocks
System-of-Systems Common Operating Environment (SOSCOE)
Standards based architecture and administrative applications
Battle Command (BC) software
Mission planning, understanding, execution
Communication and Computers (CC)
Dissemination of information from sensors, processors, warfighters
Intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveillance (ISR) systems
Situational awareness, enhance survivability, precision networked fires, maintain contact throughout engagement

10. Future Combat Systems Fielded by 2014. Cost estimate: $300 billion UGS
Perimeter defense, surveillance, target acquisition, chemical, bio, radiological nuclear early warning
NLOS-LS
Self contained tactical firing with 15 loitering attack or precision attack missiles
Class I UAV
Controlled by dismounted soldiers provides recon, surveillance, target acquisition. (weighs less than 15lbs).
MULE
Multifuntional Utility/Logistics Equipment vehicle, autonomous. Can be either: assault, transport, mine detector vehicle.
The Soldier
Class I UAV
UGS
MULE
NLOS-C
NLOS-LS

11. JTRS Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW) Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW)
A waveform is the entire set of radio and/or communications functions that occur from the user input to the radio frequency output and vice versa. There are 9 JTRS waveforms:
Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW)
Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW)
Joint Airborne Networking–Tactical Edge (JAN-TE)
Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)
SINCGARS
Link-16
EPLRS
High Frequency (HF)
UHF SATCOM
Cost per Unit: $10,000 to $270,000

12. T-Sat Transformational Satellite Communications System
The space element of the GIG
5 highly advanced communications in geosynchronous orbit
Will provide both laser and radio com
Crosslinked with other space platforms, airborne, land-based, and sea-based platforms
Demand for satcom bandwidth to support military ops has increased from 100Mbps (Gulf War) to 3,200Mbps (Iraq)
First launch planned for time frame
Fact: A visual image from a UAV that would take 2 minutes to process with the Milstar II satellite system would take less than a second with TSAT

13. Current C-17 Network Combat Track II Electronic Flight Bag
Performance Calculations
Electronic Documents/Charts
Maximize Safety
Advanced Wireless Open Data System

14. Concluding remarks Information superiority
See first, understand first, act first, and finish decisively
Smaller, lighter, more mobile force with more firepower
Interoperable between platforms and forces
Ambitious undertaking

15. References
Canan, James W. “The T-Sat Edge.” Aerospace America. Jan

16. Questions?