Military Security - How to Prevent Friendly Fire

• Introduction

This paper takes a look at the various systems available for prevention of friendly fire, and seeks to perform a preliminary analysis of them.




• What methods are used to avoid friendly fire? How do these methods work and interoperate with each other? When and where are these methods most effective, taking into account weather and terrain?



• What countermeasures should be taken to protect against electromagnetic interference? Where should redundant systems be established?
• High energy electromagnetic interference
• Types of
• Protection from
• Redundant Systems
• Training
• Backup communication systems
• Direction gear
• Maps and other low-tech tools
• Satellite systems
• extra satellites
• extra downlinks



• If the system is publicly known, what methods can be used to secure it?

Encryption authentication systems, public key vs private key, mathematical proofs of systems




• What countermeasures can be taken to utilize compromised portions of the system, including people?

Effectiveness of standard counter-intelligence techniques in digital age....




• Which info is needed on the battlefield, and by whom? Consider the possibilities of information overload.

Aggregate collections of data to commanders, detailed local data to troops, etc... Some of the selection criteria involved.




• Conclusion