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C4I Development


In this complex information age, comprehensive battlespace situation awareness, achieved through transformational IT solutions, can make a difference between victory and defeat. Success in warfare goes to the commander who can see first and see more in the battlespace, and expeditiously and effectively commands and controls his forces.

At DSTA, our engineering professionals exploit cutting-edge technologies to develop Command and Control, Communications, Computer and Intelligence (C4I) solutions to help the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) commanders achieve a high state of situation awareness. Commanders are able to assess the situation in the battlespace more swiftly and accurately. They also leverage powerful planning and management tools to plan and execute operations more effectively.

To date, our engineers have successfully upgraded the E-2C airborne early warning aircraft to enable them to provide comprehensive surveillance. The Combat Management System (CMS) developed for the Formidable class of frigates incorporates artificial intelligence for automation and quick decision, datalinks for real-time communications and advanced visualisation for situation awareness. With the CMS, the evaluation of threats are automated based on a set of defined operational rules. Any potential threat can be detected, classified and identified speedily, and assigned to the most appropriate weapon system to eliminate the threat effectively.

DSTA also leverages the latest Modelling and Simulation (M&S) technologies to provide the SAF with M&S tools to conduct mission rehearsals, training, as well as experiment with new operational concepts and warfighting doctrines.