This year’s iteration of LandWarNet displayed several distinct themes. They include defining the domain, building the enterprise and securing the data.
LandWarNet attendees who wandered onto the expo floor today were able to see a demonstration of voice, streaming video and situational awareness data transmitted over a radio network using the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW), showing off the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) compatibility of Harris' Falcon III AN/PRC-117G.
If you look at cyberspace as just another domain in which to defend and fight — just like land, sea, air and space — then the whole task to developing the doctrine and tools to make the enterprise a strategic advantage for the U.S. military forces is not as daunting as it might seem.
As it does every year at LandWarNet, the Army presented its awards for superior service to the cause of signals. The following are the 2008 winners:
In today’s asymmetrical warfare environment in which enemies of the United States have used Internet capabilities to prosecute their own goals, the challenge for the Army is to master a domain that, in many instances, is not even fully defined.
“We’re looking at BRAC as a catalyst for change … a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rebuild,” said Maj. Gen. Dennis Via, commanding general of CECOM “But you can’t just pick up a command and move it. This is a significant and emotional event for our employees.”
The modern-day Army has a variety of vulnerabilities that it didn’t necessarily have to deal with just a decade ago. At the top of the list is network and data security.
Our information-sharing enterprise is not about control, it is about partnership.