SMART Fires: A COTS Approach to Tactical Fire Support Using a Smartphone

Abstract

Communications in wartime are critical. The United States Marine Corps communicates well using a variety of radios, each for a specialized and limited purpose. However, the USMC could potentially benefit from the exploration of combining communication capabilities in a single device by leveraging commercial off-the-shelf software and expanding the existing network infrastructure. This thesis seeks to resolve this gap in capabilities by providing a fire support application prototype that serves as a proof-of-concept for rapidly developable applications that would have an immediate positive impact, providing enhanced warfighter capabilities. If successful, this application could be further developed and fielded, and thus improve warfighting capabilities and inform future efforts in an effort to accomplish improved network management and the efficient use of existing and future communication technologies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA551955

Entities

People

  • Rogelio S. Oregon

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Digital Communications
  • Military Applications
  • Military Science
  • Mobile Computing
  • Mobile Devices
  • Mobile Operating Systems
  • Mobile Phones
  • Operating Systems
  • Personal Computers
  • Smartphones
  • Warfare
  • Wireless Communications

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

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  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design