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The UK Ministry of Defence has announced the upcoming release of a new ‘find and strike’ digital messaging standard designed to speed up detection of military threats, target strikes on the battlefield and provide UK forces with operational advantage.
The AIM (Assured Intent Messaging) system is designed to help commanders better coordinate surveillance, targeting and weapons across a wide range of platforms, including uncrewed systems and missiles.
The system was put through a major live trial in Texas in March this year, involving ten industry supplier teams, with single operator successfully controlling multiple in-service and experimental systems at once. Connected devices were able to ‘talk’ to each other using AIM’s standardised digital messages.
Ten industry supplier teams took part in the trial.
“Commanders have multiple technologies in the battlespace, and it’s vital they work together quickly and efficiently,” according to a member of Dstl’s technical team.
“This universal messaging system helps harmonise communication between different systems, so decisions can be turned into action much faster.”
AIM is designed to give systems a shared, government-owned messaging standard that is designed to support the exchange of clear, reliable instructions; including in environments where communications are limited or disrupted.
AIM complements Dstl’s Sensing for Asset Protection with Integrated Electronic Networked Technology standard for networked sensor systems.
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