The objective airborne network (AN) will use a heterogeneous set of physical links (RF, Optical/Laser, and SATCOM) to interconnect terrestrial, space and highly mobile airborne platforms. The primary communications resources of the network will be the airborne platforms themselves, which will self-form into a network with a dynamic topology—i.e., a mobile ad hoc network. As a war-fighting asset, the objective AN should provide commanders the capability to ascertain the network’s operational health and status—i.e., network situational awareness

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