Insights Magazine features an in-depth look at net-centric strategies and advancements. Published quarterly by Lockheed Martin, Insights includes viewpoint editorials penned by leading government and industry officials as well as news features covering recent milestones, achievements and innovations in net-centric operations.

A Deeper Look
At New Concepts for Urban Warfare

Collaborative Experiments Not Only Confirm a Place for New Technologies But are Spurring New Operational Thinking and Plans to Probe Further Options

The scene could be anywhere an irregular operations threat arises. In this case, it’s a small village in a remote mountainous setting where an intense battle is being fought and a hostage rescue operation is underway. A squad leader spots a car that appears troublesome behind a cluster of buildings and calls for help from a nearby fighter assigned to provide close air support. Advanced sensors on the tactical aircraft provide images of the suspect scene which both pilot and ground soldier view in real-time.

Lockheed Martin’s Erich Sanchack, campaign director for Force Application in the Corporation’s Advanced Concepts organization, describes what happens next: “The two don’t even need to talk. Using a palm pilot or laptop, the ground soldier just circles the image area where there’s a time-sensitive target.”

“The pilot sees what the soldier is circling and confirms by touching the display on the fighter,” he says. “This is possible because they share the same visual imagery,” Sanchack continues.

“Now imagine this is taking place within a coalition operation that has multi-national forces. Sharing imagery allows you to effectively shorten the kill chain by bypassing such issues as language barriers or different map types.” ...

Insights: Strategies and Advancements in Net-Centric Operations.

Download Insights Magazine, Second Quarter, 2007

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INSIDE:
A Conversation with Gen. John D.W. Corley
Urban Ops: A Deeper Look
The Nano Air Vehicle: Nature’s Ultimate Spiral Development
JLTV: Enhancing Survivability On the Digital Battlefield
Two Different Answers For Gaps in the Arsenal
A Step Ahead: Government Agencies Tap Into Leading Edge, Off-the-Shelf Technologies
Net-Centric Connections

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