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Today's military networks are not merely transmitting voice communications. They distribute information
- video, images and dynamic maps to enable advanced command and control services. Israel's state
of the art network-centric applications are supporting such advanced solutions, with open and
adaptable services, empowering commanders wherever they are - in the command post, inside the
combat vehicle or on dismounted operations.

These solutions span a wide range of sensors, processors and displays presenting command, control,
communications, and computing, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) solutions.
Advanced visualization of information in rich, geographically oriented 3D presentation enables
commanders to better assess complex situations and gain battlespace awareness for better decision
making, while focusing on critical problems and opportunities.

Modern military communications equipment offers more capabilities, higher reliability, and better
utilization of the spectrum at a lower weight and smaller form factor. Israeli companies are defining
the military networks of the 21st century with the latest in Software Defined Radios (SDR) and ad-
hoc networking, implementing commercial standards and secure military communications. Using
Common Off The Shelf (COTS) technologies, these standard-based systems are utilizing terrestrial,
satellite, and datalink systems to carry voice and data over Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

Specific sensor technologies include radar, electronic signal intelligence (ESM, ELINT, COMINT),
electro-optical, magnetic, acoustic, and more. Some sensors are designed to operate unattended,
providing persistent surveillance, while others operate on manned or unmanned platforms, controlled
via broader intelligence gathering networks. Intelligence analysts also benefit from access to more
knowledge by fusing multiple sources into an integrated, multi-layered situational picture. These
entire systems, from the sensor to the center, rely on unique Israeli know-how.