Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

Overview
Through Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) programs, DoD collects, processes, produces, disseminates, and uses information. DoD must have agile, sustained access to and control of the information and the information environment needed for mission execution and support. Military commanders must be able to synchronize and integrate, both in time and battlespace, high-tempo operations anywhere in the world. Global end-to-end information connectivity among U.S. and allied forces will be a critical mission capability and force enhancer for worldwide readiness, mobility, responsiveness, and operations. System interoperability and information integration must be achieved on the battlefield to maximize warfighter benefits, to significantly improve joint and multinational operations, and to support the National Command Authorities. Modernized information systems must be implemented to support reengineered functional processes.