Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System (CENTRIXS): Supporting Coalition Warfare World-Wide

摘要

The joint Combatant Commanders require responsive information exchange between combined forces and the joint combatant commands region-to- region for global operations. CENTRIXS (Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System) is the premier network for coalition interoperability in support of military operations. Ongoing coalition operations continue to test and prove the viability of the CENTRIXS enterprise. Information flow to coalition partners via the multiple versions of CENTRIXS networks achieved unprecedented volume and continues to expand. CENTRIXS dissemination capabilities must become even more robust as the trend to move more command and control operations to the coalition networks continues. CENTRIXS is designed to one day form a single, common, global, multinational data network. To achieve this goal, a certified security technology solution to allow confidential, multi-level information sharing over a single network is desperately needed. The only option today is proliferation of multiple separate networks to support the various coalition operations and bilateral exchanges. Security technology to allow separate, simultaneous communities of interest across common network transport is key to future coalition networking.