Digital systems as a force multiplier
Information superiority is mission-critical in our hyper-connected world. Digital technologies enable intelligence surveillance reconnaissance by gathering, analysing and sharing in real-time secure, trusted and relevant data.
To create a decisive digital advantage, we ensure trusted and secure data flow along the entire command chain, optimising operational readiness, decision support and forces coordination.
Atos digital systems connect forces worldwide, from battalion to headquarters, on secure critical communication networks, delivering agile information sharing and real-time situational awareness.
The 3 drivers of digitalisation in defence, for a decisive advantage
Operational readiness >
During combat operations, interoperability, adaptability and agility are crucial. Deployable synchronisation tools and decentralised architecture that can support offline service operations, understanding the availability of assets and deploying it with speed are key.
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- Knowledge management
Single information environment - Availability of equipment
Logistics and maintenance data platforms - Availability of people
Security of systems - Cyber Defence systems
- Knowledge management
Decision support >
At the strategic level and in the operations theater, situational awareness and intelligence accuracy are critical.
Battflefields commanders require real-time access to the right data – relevant, reliable, secure, dynamic – avoiding information overload at decisive moments.
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- Intelligent knowledge management
AI and big data platforms - Actionable decisive information
Collaborative combat systems and defense platforms - Secure decision propagation and feedback, in real time
Critical communication systems and digital soldier equipement
- Intelligent knowledge management
Forces coordination >
In the field, speed of maneuver generates surprise and keeps forces one step ahead of the enemy.
This requires resilient communication networks, sharing situational awareness data in collaborative mode, with fluid transmission of positional and operational data, using voice for critical information only.
- Frictionless collaboration and data exchange
Critical communication systems - Secure large volume of information shared
Data platform and cyber Defense systems - Reliable and secure collaboration
Collaborative combat and critical communication systems
Emerging defence challenges
Interoperability, agility and speed
Forces must always be able to visualise and coordinate all actions, with perfectly coordinated logistics and back-office support. Success depends on getting the right rational data. We enable real-time analysis and sharing of the communications spectrum – signal, human and open source intelligence – will trigger effective prescriptive action.
Trusted and secure data
Information and data is vital for operation success. Commanders and troops on land, at sea, in the sky, and in both space and cyber domains need access to fast and reliable data. A trusted and secure data ensure making the right decisions at the right time. Data maturity is crucial to leverage automated systems and Artificial Intelligence, the game-changing warfighting technologies.
Cyberwar
While essential for boosting military efficiency, cyber-technologies are also leveraged as weapons, as many recent and highly sophisticated cyber-attacks have shown. Cybersecurity has become a critical strategic domain for warfare, where armies must prepare. Cyber space and critical technologies will help build a safe, secure and prosperous Australia.
Augmented soldier
Troops need seamless connectivity with their squad and HQ, and collaborative combat systems with real-time information to coordinate and adapt to tactical situations. Connected systems and weapons provide troops with smart support to assess threats and risks, together with prescriptive assistance in domains ranging from intelligence, to mission and medical assistance.
New missions
Armed forces face a changing threat landscape. They must detect and fight hostile propaganda, protect critical national infrastructure and manage low-intensity conflicts inside the homeland as well as in allied and hostile territories. Defence missions are broader: anti-terrorism, hostage rescue, disaster and epidemic management, as well as peacekeeping and humanitarian relief. This calls for broad-spectrum, agile digital systems.
Atos solutions
Collaborative combat systems
- Battle management system
- High-speed critical communication
- Battlefield data platform
- Drone swarm reconnaissance
Dismounted soldier systems
- Integrated C2 for soldiers
- High-resilience LTE communication
- Secure Android devices
- Smart military device connectivity
Next-generation intelligence systems
- Cross-silo intelligence systems
- Sovereign data platforms
- Signals intelligence
- Big data and AI
- High-performance computing
Cybersecurity
- AI-powered proactive cyber defence
- Data encryption hardware security modules
- Cyber intelligence and reconnaissance
- Cyber protection for military equipment
Mission support platforms
- Logistics systems
- Medical information services
- Predictive maintenance
- Assistance and training
- Augmented and virtual reality
Hybrid infostructures
- Hybrid cloud
- Combat cloud
Deep dive into solutions
Defence data platforms
Seamless and insightful data flow for digital mission advantage
Integrate and exploit the digital backbones that are critical to the future of defence.
Data maturity, connected systems and frictionless dataflows create an information advantage on land, at sea, in the sky, and in both space and cyber domains. Mission outcomes are integrated, processes are optimised, and leading-edge civilian and defence technologies and apps can be rapidly adopted and scaled.
The 3 key levers for digitalisation of defence systems
Integration excellence
- Framework approach
- Large-project expertise
- Ecosystem coordination
- Cybersecurity
Multi-level information flow
- Connecting the strategic and tactical levels
- Expertise in ‘reflex time’ and ‘reflection time’
- Working in degraded network conditions
Civilian and military technology
- Broad scope of IT and communication tools
- Agile methodology
- Ensuring ease of use
- ‘Hardening’ civilian tools
Our experts
Elzerie van Wyk
Head of Digital, Atos Australia & New Zealand