The Italian Army has deployed Systematic’s Sitaware Headquarters C4ISR system, the company announced on 20 February 2024.
The system, which is known internally in the army as Imperio and used from the regimental to army corps level, was selected in January following a competitive tender and will be delivered in conjunction with Systematic’s Italian partner for the bid, Fincantieri NexTech.
Systematic stated in a press release that Sitaware Headquarters “stood out with its open architecture, allowing additional modules to be easily integrated into the platform, scalability to support rapid integration and deployment of new modules, security, and survivability and availability”.
“We are proud to be supporting the Esercito Italiano as part of its Esercito 4.0 [Army 4.0] modernisation programme, which includes the digitisation of command posts and the deployment of an integrated, redundant, multi-domain broadband communications network,” Systematic Senior Business Development Manager Paul Fielding was quoted as saying. “Systematic’s Sitaware Headquarters has been selected to provide a common operational picture (COP) for static and mobile headquarters units to enable the management and distribution of the COP across the armed forces command.
“As we continue to leverage a range of new technologies such as artificial intelligence into the SitaWare suite, we are looking forward to the long-term partnership with Fincantieri NexTech and Esercito Italiano that will come from this contract,” Fielding added.
The new capability will enable the Italian Army’s operational units to easily integrate current and future tactical systems and further enhance interoperability within the Italian military, NATO and beyond. To date, the Italian Army has employed Sitaware Headquarters in a number of training exercises, with the Pinerolo Brigade spearheading the deployment of the system.
The Sitaware Headquarters C4ISR platform enables all levels of command to share situational awareness, track friendly and enemy forces as well as supporting the development and delivery of operational plans in both deployed and fixed locations. The platform supports increased flexibility in the planning cycle through collaborative construction of both textual and graphical plans and all orders for all staff functions. SitaWare further supports a wide range of military and civilian data communication standards, promoting joint, coalition, and civil-military interoperability.
The armed forces of more than 50 nations have deployed SitaWare Headquarters to date.
