Battlefield-of-Things and its Implications in Modern Day Battlefield
Vincent Varghese, Manisha J. Nene · 2017
The study in this paper accentuates the significant role of proliferation in communication, computation, and sensor technologies; and enumerates the paradigm shift in the battlefield environment where the objective is to win a decisive battle. The contribution of this paper is twofold. First, the concept of Battlefield-of-Things (BoTs) is proposed. It integrates the utilisation of multi-layered system architecture for communication, remote deployments of manned-unmanned resources into a cohesive and coordinated fighting force. Second, to study & inter-relate the factors those affect the deployment of technology based on different dimensions in the battlefield; hierarchy and interpretation of distributed networks, its critical effect on decision making. The study states the implications of deployment of BoTs in a generic battlefield scenario. The paper concludes with the fact that the implications of deployment of BoTs has the potential to lead to faster and effective decision making, while enabling the dominance in Command, Control, Intelligence, Surveillance, Targeting, Acquisition; and Reconnaissance (C4ISTAR) with superiority in battlefield management. The future work urges the research community with the challenges envisaged.