US Army soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, conduct qualification exercises on AN/PRC 163 tactical radios at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in March 2023. (US Army)

Ongoing development of the US Army's Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) capability is reaching an inflection point in terms of advanced technology integration and the policy implications of these integration efforts, and could dramatically change how the US armed forces and their allies wage future wars.

The army's decision to centre the latest iteration of advanced battlefield technologies for the ITN, known as Capability Set 25 (CS25), around the Secure but Unclassified (SBU) classification for communications and data transfers has opened a new realm of possibilities for army leaders and their international allies.

Conversely, the decision to base CS25 around the SBU classification has also forced service leaders to address policy and doctrinal questions on how the army communicates with allies during combat operations.

US Army soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, conduct qualification exercises on AN/PRC 163 tactical radios at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in March 2023. (US Army)

Ongoing development of the US Army's Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) capability is reaching an inflection point in terms of advanced technology integration and the policy implications of these integration efforts, and could dramatically change how the US armed forces and their allies wage future wars.

The army's decision to centre the latest iteration of advanced battlefield technologies for the ITN, known as Capability Set 25 (CS25), around the Secure but Unclassified (SBU) classification for communications and data transfers has opened a new realm of possibilities for army leaders and their international allies.

Conversely, the decision to base CS25 around the SBU classification has also forced service leaders to address policy and doctrinal questions on how the army communicates with allies during combat operations.

US Army soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, conduct qualification exercises on AN/PRC 163 tactical radios at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in March 2023. (US Army)

Ongoing development of the US Army's Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) capability is reaching an inflection point in terms of advanced technology integration and the policy implications of these integration efforts, and could dramatically change how the US armed forces and their allies wage future wars.

The army's decision to centre the latest iteration of advanced battlefield technologies for the ITN, known as Capability Set 25 (CS25), around the Secure but Unclassified (SBU) classification for communications and data transfers has opened a new realm of possibilities for army leaders and their international allies.

Conversely, the decision to base CS25 around the SBU classification has also forced service leaders to address policy and doctrinal questions on how the army communicates with allies during combat operations.

US Army soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, conduct qualification exercises on AN/PRC 163 tactical radios at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in March 2023. (US Army)

Ongoing development of the US Army's Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) capability is reaching an inflection point in terms of advanced technology integration and the policy implications of these integration efforts, and could dramatically change how the US armed forces and their allies wage future wars.

The army's decision to centre the latest iteration of advanced battlefield technologies for the ITN, known as Capability Set 25 (CS25), around the Secure but Unclassified (SBU) classification for communications and data transfers has opened a new realm of possibilities for army leaders and their international allies.

Conversely, the decision to base CS25 around the SBU classification has also forced service leaders to address policy and doctrinal questions on how the army communicates with allies during combat operations.

US Army soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, conduct qualification exercises on AN/PRC 163 tactical radios at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in March 2023. (US Army)

Ongoing development of the US Army's Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) capability is reaching an inflection point in terms of advanced technology integration and the policy implications of these integration efforts, and could dramatically change how the US armed forces and their allies wage future wars.

The army's decision to centre the latest iteration of advanced battlefield technologies for the ITN, known as Capability Set 25 (CS25), around the Secure but Unclassified (SBU) classification for communications and data transfers has opened a new realm of possibilities for army leaders and their international allies.

Conversely, the decision to base CS25 around the SBU classification has also forced service leaders to address policy and doctrinal questions on how the army communicates with allies during combat operations.

US Army soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, conduct qualification exercises on AN/PRC 163 tactical radios at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in March 2023. (US Army)

Ongoing development of the US Army's Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) capability is reaching an inflection point in terms of advanced technology integration and the policy implications of these integration efforts, and could dramatically change how the US armed forces and their allies wage future wars.

The army's decision to centre the latest iteration of advanced battlefield technologies for the ITN, known as Capability Set 25 (CS25), around the Secure but Unclassified (SBU) classification for communications and data transfers has opened a new realm of possibilities for army leaders and their international allies.

Conversely, the decision to base CS25 around the SBU classification has also forced service leaders to address policy and doctrinal questions on how the army communicates with allies during combat operations.