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June 2004

Information Fusion Becomes a Reality

edited by Robert H. Williams

Tactical commanders currently are the recipients of an avalanche of battlefield information—intelligence tidbits that probably confuse as often as they enlighten. The military has long sought digital systems that would fuse multiple sources of information, thus, giving the troops a cohesive and clarified view of the battlefield in real-time.

Lockheed Martin Corp. recently unveiled a Web-based software package—called the joint war-fighters decision support platform—that is configured on an open architecture premise. This allows access by any operator with a computer and network connection to enter the system.

The software package combines information from the Theater Battle Management Core Systems, the Global Command and Control System and the All Source Analysis System.

“The three dimensional visuals come from TopScene, an imagery system that lets aircrews and commanders rehearse their missions before going into combat with real-world images of the battlefield,” a spokesman said.

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