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Current status and future prospects of manned/unmanned teaming networking issues

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  • Zhixiang Kong
  • Quanbo Ge
  • Chengsheng Pan

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The U.S. military continuously innovates its combat theories, proposing new styles of warfare such as multi-domain joint operations and mosaic operations. The form of warfare is shifting from network-centric warfare towards intelligent warfare. Intelligent warfare emphasises decentralised forces and intelligent coordination, with a typical example being manned/unmanned teaming systems. This article first reviews the development history and trends of manned/unmanned teaming systems in the U.S. military. It then elaborates on the new challenges in intelligent networking posed by manned/unmanned teaming operations at the levels of networks, links, and nodes. Finally, based on these challenges, it proposes a limited centralised manned/unmanned intelligent command architecture, providing insights for the construction of next generation manned/unmanned teaming systems on the future battlefield for our military.

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  • Zhixiang Kong & Quanbo Ge & Chengsheng Pan, 2025. "Current status and future prospects of manned/unmanned teaming networking issues," International Journal of Systems Science, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 56(4), pages 866-884, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tsysxx:v:56:y:2025:i:4:p:866-884
    DOI: 10.1080/00207721.2024.2393697
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