Internet of Things in the Army Internet of Combat Things Internet of Battle Things, IoBT

The rapid spread of the Internet of Things (IoT) is facilitated by the development of machine intelligence and network communications, and "things" bring more benefits when they actively exchange information with each other. It concerns also the intelligent equipment on fields of fighting battles - the Internet of fighting things (Internet of Battle Things, IoBT): exchanging data, such "things" can be useful to soldiers in fight. In some respects IoBT is already the reality[1]^[1][2][3]but in the next few years it is not yet destined to fully cover the battlefield.

Various devices as "reasonable", and not really which should solve a wide range of tasks, registering information and interacting with each other and ^[4] will operate on fields of battles of the future^[5] Among these devices will be sensors, equipment, weapons, vehicles, robots and wearables (figure 1), capable of selectively obtaining and processing information, performing intermediary functions in finding out the essence of the data, conducting coordinated defensive operations, as well as in various ways affecting the enemy. All these tasks will be solved jointly - devices will continuously communicate, coordinate and coordinate their actions, developing and performing tasks.

In the framework of the Internet of Combat Things, data exchange and interaction of various systems and devices

For this grandiose picture to become a reality, it is necessary to solve a number of problems - in particular, to ensure a flexible connection between things that would adapt to the conditions of rapidly changing situations on the battlefield. To do this, you will need to organize the management of a large number of dynamic assets (devices, channels, etc.), while allowing many complex trade-offs. The adaptation, management and reorganization of the network should take place for the most part autonomously, without involving people to support and maintain it.

In addition, the need to understand the flows of information generated by IoBT would greatly complicate the performance of a combat mission for people in conditions of extreme cognitive and physical exertion. Therefore, IoBT should help people benefit from the ocean of data, taking into account the changing tasks of the mission.

Naturally, the enemy will not only be a physical threat to people and IoBT, but will also try to penetrate the network itself. Thus, the IoBT itself will become a "battlefield" with the participation of defenders and attackers.

2021: IoT What a Manager Needs to Know

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2019: US Army takes on the Internet of Things

In early August 2019, it became known that the research laboratory of the US Army is studying how to use the capabilities and infrastructure of a smart city on the battlefield. The laboratory is already testing a global long-range network (LoRaWAN), a protocol often used in smart cities to combine devices and sensors of the Internet of Things (IoT ) in dense urban areas. More details here.

See also

• Main section: Internet of Things (IoT)
• MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
• IoT Platforms
• IIoT - Industrial Internet of Things

• Internet of Things in Telecom
• The Internet of Things in Medicine
• Internet of Things in Housing and Communal Services
• Internet of Things in the Electric Power Industry
• Internet of Things (Internet of Battle Things, IoBT)

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