Land Warfare From the Sky

摘要

The U.S. Army has developed an airborne tactical command post that enhances company-level units' situational aware-ness with real-time voice and data connectivity. Mounted inside a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, the center features an integrated command and control system hosting an extensive communications suite and five fully automated workstations linked to a central computer that can operate a variety of battlefield software. Receiving crucial information at the right moment during a battle can make the difference between victory and defeat. The U.S. Defense Department has elevated battlefield information sharing and awareness to an art, con- necting forces across a theater of operations in a real-time information grid. By deploying lightweight, mobile data systems, even commanders of small units can cut through the fog of war to accurately perceive their place in a fluid combat environment.