TSBT: Trusted and Secured Battlefield of Things Framework using Blockchain and Cybersecurity
Aditya Yadav, Veer Vikram Singh, Akshit Saini, Bhawana Bhawana · 2025
The Battlefield of Things (BoT) refers to a network of interconnected smart Internet of Things (IoT) devices that perform military operations to improve the overall mission. However, identifying a malicious smart IoT device and informing military units and the command center securely and transparently is a challenging task. Therefore, this paper proposes a Trusted and Secured Battlefield of Things (TSBT) framework. The framework consists of three layers, including IoT-enabled battlefield, Blockchain, and interaction. The first layer collects sensitive information from the battlefield, and a robust intrusion detection system identifies malicious activities. The second layer brings transparency into the network using Layer-1 Blockchain. The third layer consists of the Decentralized Application for military units to interact with various smart contracts. Further, smart contracts-based results are generated, and a table-based comparison is given to show the advantages of the proposed framework with state-of-the-art works. Finally, the paper concludes with the future direction.