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Energizing Data-Driven Operations at the Tactical Edge Challenges and Concerns (2021) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction
Pages 8-13

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... solutions embedded in deployed units and systems. The vision of the near-future tactical battle space is one populated with ITenabled devices: • Swarms of unmanned systems in the air, on the land, and under the water; • Warfighters augmented with smart everything: situational awareness sys tems, physiological monitoring systems, real-time tracking and mapping, and more; • Sensors deployed everywhere, some camouflaged as terrain features, some embedded in operational vehicles, and some more conventionally static; • Artificial intelligence (AI)
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From page 9...
... , and the insinuation of artificially intelligent computational agents into 1  See Air Force Civil Engineer Center, 2017, "Energy Flight Plan 2017–2036," https://www.safie. hq.af.mil/Portals/78/AFEnergyFlightPlan2017.pdf?
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From page 10...
... One question that requires addressing as the planning proceeds is: how much energy will be needed to power the tactical-edge information infrastructure and will that energy be readily available? Concern over these matters prompted the Air Force to ask the National Acad emies to conduct a study to examine how energy needs for the information pro cessing needs at the tactical edge are being considered and, if appropriate, to recommend ways in which such planning could be improved.
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From page 11...
... These three component questions served as the guiding thoughts in developing a study plan that addressed each element of the statement of task. STATEMENT OF TASK The Air Force Studies Board at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will establish an ad hoc committee to investigate energy challenges and opportunities for future data-driven operations in the USAF.
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From page 12...
... REPORT AUDIENCE This effort was requested by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Science, Technology, and Engineering (SAF/AQR) , and its contents are intended to advise senior leadership responsible for weapons systems sustainment, equipment, and logistics and installations resource requirements, including research.
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From page 13...
... The remaining portions of the report are as follows: • Chapter 2 provides an analysis of the problem, a discussion regarding the potential threats to energy provision, and energy dependencies and d ­ emand issues. The current state of the art in energy-efficient computation and ­architecture is presented, as is a discussion on energy needs from an enter prise perspective.
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