Login
iscover
Systematic’s SitaWare Headquarters software delivered cross-domain awareness of the ‘battlespace’ and filled a range of command-and-control (C2) functions at the recent Talisman Sabre 21 multinational exercise.
To continue reading the rest of this article, please log in.
Create free account to get unlimited news articles and more!
During the exercise, SitaWare Headquarters provided commanders at the Deployed Joint Force Headquarters with a rich Joint Common Operating Picture. Although primarily an Army asset, the software incorporated air and maritime pictures, and was used by both Naval and Air Force staff offices in both headquarters.
“SitaWare gave commanders a detailed understanding of the battlespace and demonstrated its ability to operate across domains,” explained Alastair George, senior business architect at Systematic.
“The software’s architecture enables it to ingest multiple data sources and feeds from across a coalition."
"SitaWare doesn’t limit users to information from within their own force structure alone. Its ability to interoperate with other C2 and track management systems, and act as an enabler for Joint operations is a real force multiplier,” George said.
SitaWare was trialled at the Headquarters Joint Operations Centre to fuse multiple COP source feeds into a single view of the strategic domain.
At Talisman Sabre, SitaWare Headquarters provided chat capabilities horizontally and vertically and was used extensively as a planning and briefing tool and the software integrated effectively with role-specific C2 systems.
“Users found the ability to quickly create ‘bookmarks’ meant they no longer had to manually create static presentations, they could brief directly from the live situation in SitaWare,” George added.
“SitaWare connected with a number of systems, including the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System.
"In that instance the software could bring in data such as Fire Support Coordination Measure information,” George said.
SitaWare Headquarters has been in service with Australia as the interim Track Management Capability since 2019. Recently, SitaWare’s scope was expanded to provide the Army’s interim Battle Management System.
Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral exercise between the Australian Defence Force and the US military, with training across the land, air, and sea domains.
Along with regular participants from the UK, Canadian, and New Zealand armed forces, this year’s event saw elements from Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan taking part.
[Related: Lockheed Martin develops new hybrid satellite technology]
