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On the 'Net.
Internet-type access is now an essential battlefield ingredient to allow the almost instantaneous collection and downloading of reconnaissance and other types of data, allowing imagery and tactical instructions to be viewed on mission or navigation displays.
With internet-based information technology transforming modern life it is far from surprising to learn that armed forces around the world are actively working to harness its power in attempts to transform how they fight. It has long been recognised that the technology of digitisation has the potential to transform the way military operations are conducted at all levels from the high strategic down to the tactical. Many armies have espoused grand visions of digital transformation only to find that the technical challenge is too great or the cost prohibitive. The result is uneven progress, particularly among west European nations, which threatens to lead to the development of a `military apartheid' dividing the military forces who have this revolutionary technology from those who...See the full content of this document
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