Software technology in army defence

Software Technologies In Defence

PresentedBy

Shivam JaiswalCS-B

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CONTENTSIntroduction

Need of software in Defence

Microsoft Defence Solutions

The Platform for Defence

Commercial Software Vs. Open source Software

Network Centric Warfare(NCW)

Software Solutions in Army

Software Solutions in Navy

Software Solutions in Air Force

Conclusion

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INTRODUCTION

Technology is a strategic weapon across all industries and organizations, now it is also true in the case of military and the Department of Defence(DoD).

The DoD is well known for its hardware-based weaponry, unmistakable in aircraft, satellite, missiles and other systems in its arsenal for defending the country.

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There are Three major groups

under the Departme

nt of Defence(

DoD)

•Army•Air Force•Navy

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NEED OF SOFTWARE IN DEFENCE

As the defence shifts its focus from metal and mechanics to unmanned vehicles, drones, and smart bombs, software is becoming a crucial piece of weaponry.

As an Air Force general explains it, “The B-52 aircraft was lived and died on the quality of its sheet metal. Today our aircraft will live or die on the quality of our software.”

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As advanced software systems and embedded software technologies become the brains behind modern warfare.

From remotely piloted aircraft and smart bombs to autonomous vehicles and advanced fighter jets, software is crucial to the success of today’s weapons systems.

Measure Source Lines of Code(SLOC)

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MICROSOFT DEFENCE SOLUTIONS

Connecting government to citizens

connecting information to government

workers

connecting government

agencies together

Microsoft Connected Government Framework

(CGF)

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CGF provides four key

Capabilities

Improving Command

and ControlImproving Better

Situational Awareness

Enhancing Network Centric

Operations

Deploying Innovative

Technologies

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THE PLATFORM FOR DEFENCE

The Platform Layer :  Microsoft provides a secure, scalable and easy to manage foundation on which defence organisations can overlay the applications they need.

It provides a foundation of certain capabilities on which the technologies and applications required to manage defence.

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Applications and Devices CapabilityIt enables defence personnel and

commanders anywhere to work effectively using PCs, PDAs, Tablet PCs, phones and notebooks.

Technologies : Windows Vista™, Windows Mobile,

Microsoft Office.

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Network CapabilityProvide a unifying layer of common

services across your entire environment with technologies that connect people and systems securely and reliably.

Technologies : Windows Server, Microsoft Virtual

Server, Windows Storage Server.

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CONTD.. Security Capability

Ensure end‑to‑end protection to implement networked solutions confidently across the entire environment.

Technologies : Microsoft Identity Integration Server,

Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server, Microsoft Forefront™ Security.

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CONTD.. Collaboration Capability

It Connects defence personnel and commanders with the information and resources they need to work more efficiently.

Technologies : Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft

Office SharePoint Server, Microsoft Office Communicator.

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CONTD.. Communications Capability:

It enable defence personnel and commanders to Communicate in the way that suits the situation by switching seamlessly between video conferencing, telephone, email and instant messaging.

Technologies: Microsoft Communications Server, Microsoft Live Meeting.

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COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE(CS) VS. OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE(OSS)

The most obvious contrast between the two approaches is that OSS allows the original source code of a program to be made freely available to the public for modification and redistribution.

Where as CS is created by certified commercial developers. Over the past few years, a series of critical considerations has motivated military organisations to adopt Commercial Software for their mission-critical deployments for the Security purposes.

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NETWORK CENTRIC WARFARE(NCW)

Network-Centric Warfare is a command system that translates the rapid and secure sharing of information among combat superiority.

NCW enables military organisations to share intelligence and information process it and then react to it in a timely manner.

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SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS IN ARMY

Microsoft Military Messaging solutions : It enable defence

organisations to issue formal communications with speed and ease.

Official reports, notices and other information can be sent with integrity and confidentiality .

All messages are fully auditable and can be archived for up to 30 years.

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SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS IN NAVY

Polar Navy : It is an efficient, user friendly, cross-platform

marine navigation software.

It provides consistent user experience with native look and feel on Apple Mac OS , Microsoft Windows and Linux systems, Apple iPhone and iPad mobile devices.

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Polar Navy consists of Three Versions :

Polar view NS : It  is a complete

user friendly on-board marine navigation system. Which deals about the Weather, Tides and GPS systems.

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Polar Com : It consists of Comprehensive set

of navigation instruments including position, speed, course, wind, depth

Highly visible digital and analog instruments

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CONTD..Polar view MX : It is a marine app for Apple iOS. It acts as a Vector and Raster chart viewer for

iPhone and iPad.

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SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS IN AIR FORCE

Net-T(Network Tactical)  A software upgrade called Net-T effectively turns

U.S. War planes into wireless routers in the sky, Allowing ground forces to share information with each other.

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Using Net-T, commanders on the ground can share video data, map coordinates and other information types without the use of traditional satellite or radio communication.

Requirement: The groups on the ground need 'line of sight' to

the aircraft in the air, this opens up communication possibilities to support ground operations across all services.

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How to operate: Elliott tested Net-T on the A-10 Thunderbolt II

ground attack aircraft and said that the system doesn't require a lot of input from the pilot once it's properly configured.

It's a single button push, After that, the pilot must maintain within the range and stay up with the users.

Net-T will be in operational use by 2014.

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CONCLUSION

The transition of defence from Platform centric warfare to the Network centric warfare the usage of emerging technologies in software is ever increased so that the Software is becoming a crucial piece of Weaponry in the modern defence system.

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THANK YOU..!