IST-176 Research Task Group (RTG) on Federated Interoperability of Military C2 and IoT Systems, 1 September 2020 (virtual meeting)
 The IST-147-RTG on Military Applications of the Internet of Things (IoT) explored the applicability and utility of IoT to the military domain. Through experiments, demonstrations, and workshops, IST-147 demonstrated that IoT has a significant role to play in future Military Operations and Collaborative Resilience, including Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR), counter-terrorism, smart physiological monitoring of soldiers, and logistics and supply chain management. For example, in the event of a natural disaster in a future smart city environment, being able to tap into the plethora of sensors and intelligent services within the city could enable the Military to gather SA much faster than relying solely on custom deployed sensing and information gathering. Being able to tap into and leverage such an information rich environment could be invaluable for future military operations. The next challenge that naturally arises is to investigate different approaches to integrate these vast and disparate IoT systems and capabilities into existing Military Command and Control (C2) systems. Without systematic approaches to integrate these capabilities, it would be very difficult to leverage IoT capabilities in support of military operations. Thus, IST-176 on Federated Interoperability of Military C2 and IoT Systems aims at examining existing IoT standards, as well as existing STANAGs, architectures, and best practices to better understand how to integrate commercial and civilian IoT technologies and capabilities into Military C2 and logistics systems, and in particular NATO’s Federated Mission Networking (FMN) architecture. The activity kicked-off precisely one year ago, currently meeting on a weekly basis virtually and the last meeting took place on 1 September. For further information, please contact the IST Panel Office.
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