“We are creating an environment that is physics-based; it’s realistic. If you were to shoot at that tree or at a building or a glass window, it would act like it’s actually been shot.”
War fighters need a suite of options is needed to thwart the growing threat from unmanned systems. “There’s no one silver bullet that is going to address this," a leader says.
Maj. Gen. David Isaacson, the Army’s director of networks, services and strategy, discusses one potential benefit of 5G: "The physical security component, the way that posts, camps and stations physically protect the gates. There's an opportunity to automate much of that capacity."
With nearly a $1 billion bankroll, Defense Department leaders and the intelligence community are looking for the best ways to leverage this emerging capability most effectively.
U.S. Special Operations Command's chief information officer, Lisa Costa, explains how the organization is thinking about the latest networking technology.