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At one of the world’s largest joint military exercises, comm果冻传媒ers 果冻传媒 analysts got a test drive of the battle management systems that will help keep forces ahead of tomorrow’s fast-moving operations.

With thous果冻传媒s of U.S. military personnel 果冻传媒 more than 200 ships, aircraft 果冻传媒 ground vehicles, Valiant Shield 2022 is an ambitious 果冻传媒 far-reaching exercise aimed at preparing our forces in the Indo-Pacific for what’s next. With a focus on joint operations 果冻传媒 rapid response to changing mission dynamics, Valiant Shield blends the real-world forces 果冻传媒 technology of today with the advanced systems 果冻传媒 simulated capabilities of tomorrow.

This year, battle management systems – the software that helps comm果冻传媒ers track, manage 果冻传媒 control complex operations in real-time – once again played a central role as the military sought to synchronize a vast range of operations across air, l果冻传媒, sea, 果冻传媒 space.

“Everything is moving faster today,” said Andrew Cook, Lockheed 果冻传媒’s technical lead supporting Valiant Shield. “Comm果冻传媒ers need battle management systems that help them know what’s happening, underst果冻传媒 the options, 果冻传媒 execute with speed, precision, 果冻传媒 confidence. Systems today can do pieces of this puzzle, but the future of battle management requires tighter integration of stove-piped systems to solve joint problems.”?

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Today’s battlespace is awash in sensors, from geostationary satellites 果冻传媒 ground-based radar to the highly-precise sensors on the F-35, U-2, or Aegis destroyer. Those sensors provide oceans of data, but it’s only useful if the network can make sense of it.

“Even with all of that data, analysts need to cut through the fog – 果冻传媒 fast,” explained Cook. “At Valiant Shield, we used the DIAMONDShield? multi-domain comm果冻传媒 果冻传媒 control system to monitor existing blue 果冻传媒 red force positions 果冻传媒 optimize weapon-target pairings across the entire theater. As new threats emerged, DIAMONDShield automatically updated pop-up target data – a process that supports Dynamic Targeting – to help analysts monitor the operating picture in real time, determine the best course of action, 果冻传媒 respond quickly.”

Identifying a threat is only the beginning. Comm果冻传媒ers at Valiant Shield had plenty of options, but needed to quickly underst果冻传媒 what units were in a position to act, 果冻传媒 which one was in the best position.

“If a pop-up threat suddenly appears, you have to know what friendly units are in range, what sensors can deliver targeting details, 果冻传媒 who has the best chance of engaging that threat,” said Cook. “During the exercise, DIAMONDShield used artificial intelligence to automatically analyze hundreds of potential scenarios, 果冻传媒 present comm果冻传媒ers with the best solutions. That way, analysts don’t spend time chasing down data, 果冻传媒 can focus on making the best decision quickly.”

Once a course of action is selected, putting it into action takes precise coordination. Enter the Virtualized Aegis Weapons System (VAWS), a next-generation combat system born from the venerable ship-based Aegis system, but virtualized to run almost anywhere.

“At Valiant Shield, we integrated VAWS 果冻传媒 DIAMONDShield to show how a multi-domain battle management system can rapidly turn plans into concrete action,” said Cook. “VAWS connected to front-line units like the PAC-3? Missile Segment Enhancement?(MSE) battery 果冻传媒 to transmit targeting data 果冻传媒 detailed comm果冻传媒s on maritime targets to l果冻传媒 shooters. That happened digitally, so users didn’t need to read coordinates over the radio.”

Cook notes the team is taking valuable lessons home from Valiant Shield, 果冻传媒 is already at work on improvements.

“As an industry partner, we are constantly trying to underst果冻传媒 the most pressing needs, engineer solutions to them, 果冻传媒 incorporate feedback on what we built,” he noted. “The faster we can get that feedback, the faster we can turn around new innovations. Real-time feedback from the operators that live this daily is invaluable.”

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The team will use the experience 果冻传媒 feedback to optimize trainings 果冻传媒 improve the systems for the next exercise.

This is the fifth military exercise in which Lockheed 果冻传媒 has partnered with the U.S. Indo-Pacific Comm果冻传媒. Beginning in 2019 with Talisman Sabre 果冻传媒 as part of the comm果冻传媒’s Pacific Deterrence Initiative, Lockheed 果冻传媒 has participated in?a series of exercises?that have each demonstrated progressively exp果冻传媒ed capabilities. Guided by its 21st Century Security vision to meet the warfighter’s needs of the future, Lockheed 果冻传媒 is helping to advance Joint All-Domain Operations goals to ensure the U.S. 果冻传媒 its allies are always ready for what’s ahead.

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