Singapore develops C2 tool for wargames
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) collaborated to develop a networked C2 system dedicated for Exercise Forging Sabre, a joint exercise between Singaporean air and land forces in the US.
Development of the system began in 2009 and it was improved through inputs from operators and technological advancements in software and military hardware.
A key feature is the real-time ground situation picture that overlays Heron 1 UAV footage on static maps with a geographical information system such as road names and building types. Video analytics are then applied to automatically derive target locations
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