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Military radio experts reveal emerging trends in acquisition and technology.

The U.S. Army’s system for enabling shared situational awareness to track friends or foes at the lowest tactical levels is undergoing multiple capabilities upgrades intended to increase the value of the technology. Advances include the ability to handle more data traffic, as well as better encryption, more timely reporting of position and improved navigation.

The newly reconstituted Joint Staff office is not just picking up where the previous version left off.

Recent improvements in Chinese destroyer technology have opened the door for greatly expanded surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, particularly for undersea operations. Advances range from new power plants and weapons to radars and sonars that provide versatility known to other modern navies. Many of these upgrades involve long-overdue improvements in warship operations. Electronics and missile advances acting synergistically are enabling new shipboard defense systems. But new sensor suites, particularly in sonars, are changing the nature of Chinese naval missions.

GPS vulnerabilities could be addressed with upgraded long-range navigation.

A new computing architecture emphasizes shared resources.

The final conference in the TechNet Land Forces series focuses on military efforts to defend vital computer networks.