NFCS

Agenda Section Description

Kill Chain and Distributed Lethality

Engagements against targets in a contested, Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) environment require rapid execution of the kill chain in the face of ever more complex and difficult combat environments: (1) mobile and extended range target engagements compress decision times; (2) advanced sensors provide high volumes of raw data that must be processed to extract target information; (3) expectations of precision targeting at long ranges extend kill chain execution times; and (4) coordinated actions by distributed forces require reliable data exchanges for command and control. This Session focuses on approaches to accelerating and improving all links of the kill chain for air-to-surface, air-to-air, surface-to-air, surface-to-surface, and subsurface-to-surface engagements. In addition, this topic will explore the innovative algorithmic, architectural, hardware, software, and system integration solutions; near-term operational lessons learned; the legal decisions and processes involved in target selection; and current and emerging fire control requirements for all Services.