On the battlefield, every decision a warfighter makes could mean the difference between life and death. To make the best decisions, combatants need as much information as possible, as quickly as they can get it, and they must be able to trust its accuracy.

The U.S. armed forces have maintained their status as the world’s top military power in large part because of their ability to use data in making good decisions during combat. This information dominance is derived from the ability to incorporate data from a variety of sources quickly and comprehensively.