§ Lord Birdwoodasked Her Majesty's Government:
What contribution they are making towards the development of the digital battlefield concept. [HL1022]
§ The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Gilbert)The Ministry of Defence has embarked on a Joint Battlespace Digitisation initiative that aims to achieve integration of information across the battlespace in order to enhance our military capability. The initiative unifies a number of previously discrete programmes which collect, distribute and utilise information in digital form across all elements of our armed forces. The early phases are driven by the requirement to support the Joint Rapid Reaction Force. A future key requirement will be the ability to share information with allies. We therefore maintain a close dialogue with NATO partners on the issue.