In the November test, Lightspace’s helmet visor was used to optimize, through 5G, the way technicians learn technical knowledge and skills, such as the remote piloting of military vehiclesand receive assistance from several hundred kilometers away.
On the battlefield there is always one large amount of information, even in real time, to be managed and processed. LMT explained that the system was built “around the idea of a centralized flow of information and decentralized decision-making. This approach increases the efficiency of the decision-making process and the autonomy of mission participants at various levels”. One of the most useful features turned out to be the ability to perform initial data analysis through the use of artificial intelligence.
The challenges of the connected soldier
Kaspars Pollaks, head of the business, defense and public safety sectors of LMT, also as a former soldier, explained the 5G “it won’t be the miracle that will change everything on the pitch and in any case there are still many security challenges to be faced“It will come to a connected soldier one day, but in his view the more communication options the better: private networks, public networks, microwaves, millimeter waves.”Everything is fine thing that potentially allows you to be identified is a risk, but this also applies to body temperature and even wifi which allows the detection of people behind walls. The real issue is that the soldier is the interface between the physical and the digital. The most advanced front to collect and use data to achieve a mission“, recalled Kavé Salamatian, professor of cybersecurity at the Tallinn University of Technology in Estonia.
Standalone 5G in military contexts would be ideal not only for performance but also for the ability to manage resources in the field. But what could the risks be? “What if it gets cut? As for example happened to that Russian battalion in Ukraine cut off because it had lost its radio command. The theme is that the more connectivity grows, the more reactivity decreases; virtual and real become less and less independentSalamatian added.
It is no coincidence that everyone looks to Ukraine. Where every system is used right now, even the commercial communication network, because the risks of jamming and spoof must be commensurate with the situation. And then there are the investments in private 5G networks. Of interest to the defense for security and performance issues.