JEFF CHILD, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Display systems function as the key human interface points that are part of major ongoing modernization efforts across the U.S. military. There are a couple factors driving that. First there’s a fundamental shift in technology network-centric operations. For naval systems in particular, that’s translating as complete consolidation of shipboard networking and computing systems. At the same time there’s an acknowledgement that a reduced military will need to increase its situational awareness capabilities, and that increases in collecting, sharing and displaying of information feeds into that trend.