C4ISR systems are crucial for military decision-making, with projected spending of $74.3 billion by 2024. However, many legacy systems are outdated and create interoperability issues, leading to critical intelligence being overlooked and jeopardizing mission success. A proposed integrated C4ISR approach aims to overcome these challenges by emphasizing seamless government-owned architectures, agile system delivery, collaborative forums, built-in cybersecurity, and an enterprise-oriented culture.

1. C4ISR systems are vital in delivering critical intelligence to military decision makers
and operators for mission success. If the U.S. maintains current C4ISR investment
levels, spending will reach $74.3 billion in 2024, according to a recent forecast report
by Strategic Defense Intelligence. Unfortunately, many legacy C4ISR systems were
built in stovepipes to fulfill a single mission requirement, leading to interoperability gaps in
today’s technical, user-centric, and secure operational environments. Improvements
need to be made when developing and fielding C4ISR systems.
INTEGRATED
C4ISR
TRADITIONAL
C4ISR
STOVEPIPED SYSTEMS
Individually engineered systems
producing isolated pieces of
intelligence. Given the explosion in
sensor data, critical pieces of
intelligence may be overlooked and
security risks can result.
DECISION CYCLE
Each stovepiped system leads to its
own segregated decision cycle,
leading to siloed and time
consuming decisions.
MILITARY DECISION MAKER/
OPERATOR
Decisions made across mission
domains, informed by stovepiped
systems, may result in priority
intelligence lapses at the forward edge
of the battlefield. Failure to meet
priority intelligence requirements may
leave the decision maker/operator
with less than a complete view of the
battlefield that could jeopardize
mission success.
AIR SEA
CYBER
LAND
SPACE
INTEGRATED C4ISR
ESSENTIAL
FEATURESEnterprise Integration creates
Integrated C4ISR by incorporating
each of its five features:
Government-owned, open architectures
that integrate seamlessly into the overall
enterprise environment.
Agile, incremental delivery of modular
systems with integrated capabilities.
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Collective forums that bring together
operators, acquisition professionals, and
engineers to support the development of
highly tailored solutions to operational
and technical requirements.
Designed-in cybersecurity to infuse
solutions with organic, unified, and
multilayered defense capable of
thwarting attacks and preventing future
vulnerabilities.
Enterprise-oriented culture that
promotes connectedness,
interdependency, and adaptability.
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Enterprise Integration
Booz Allen Hamilton brings a unique approach to the development of
Integrated C4ISR systems that we call Enterprise Integration. Combining
engineering, operational, and acquisition expertise, Enterprise Integration
is a holistic approach that delivers C4ISR’s full potential by addressing
current system challenges and lays the foundation for Integrated C4ISR.
PROPRIETARY SYSTEMS CHALLENGE
STOVEPIPED SYSTEMS
INDIVIDUAL DECISION CYCLES
NETWORKED SOLUTION
THE ENTERPRISE
INTEGRATOR
Air Fleet Ground Vehicles Ships Air Fleet Ground Vehicles Ships
AIR
SEA
CYBER
LAND
SPACE
MILITARY DECISION MAKER/OPERATOR
UNIFIED DECISION CYCLE FOR THE
MILITARY DECISION MAKER/OPERATOR
COMMON ENTERPRISE FRAMEWORK