Smart Combat Simulations in Terms of Industry 4.0

Abstract

The military Command, Control, Computer, Communication, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) concepts and those of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) have lots in common. The analysis of defense systems is described by showing the corresponds of the three basic concepts of I4.0 in defense systems. These are connections between cyber-physical systems and automated weapon systems, between Internet of the things and shared tactical picture and sensory data, and between smart factories and computer in the C4ISR concept. The main motivation of this study is to make a conceptual association between C4ISR and I4.0 technologies and an intelligent analysis and run-time decision making mechanism as an intersection of both technologies is exemplified with a smart war effectiveness analysis system which is designed as an intelligent agent for a land-based air defense system.