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=== 2000s: Battle management development ===

IRIS became the foundation software for more complex systems for battle management.<ref name=":16">{{Cite journal |last=Ebbutt |first=Giles |date=May 2014 |title=From Joint Headquarters to the Tactical Edge |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/49446756/janes-idr-equipment-profile-en-small |journal=Jane's International Defence Review |via=Yumpu |access-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016112426/https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/49446756/janes-idr-equipment-profile-en-small |url-status=live }}</ref> By 2011 Systematic had iterated blue force tracking software, called SitaWare, which the Danish army began using on operations.<ref name=":16" /> Originally designed to provide situational awareness to commanders in the land ___domain, SitaWare generates a [[common operational picture]] that can be shared between operators in battle with partner forces.<ref name=":18">{{Cite web |editor-last=Pittaway |editor-first=Nigel |title=SitaWare provides Joint COP at Talisman Sabre - Australian Defence Magazine |url=https://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/joint/sitaware-provides-joint-cop-at-talisman-sabre |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=www.australiandefence.com.au |language=en |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016112426/https://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/joint/sitaware-provides-joint-cop-at-talisman-sabre |url-status=live }}</ref> The first military force to use SitaWare was Denmark. It's understood that the first land force to adopt SitaWare, outside of Denmark, was the [[Slovenian Army]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Ebbutt |first=Giles |date=24 June 2016 |title=Slovenia transitions to SitaWare software |url=https://docplayer.net/38190491-Slovenia-transitions-to-sitaware-software.html |access-date=2023-10-03 |website= |publisher=Jane's International Defence Review |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004215403/https://docplayer.net/38190491-Slovenia-transitions-to-sitaware-software.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:1st Battalion, 9th CalvaryCavalry Regiment NATO enhanced forward presence Battle Group Poland Mark Brzezinski the U.S. Ambassador to Poland M1A2 Abrams in Warsaw, Poland, 15 August 2023 (cropped).jpg|thumb|240x240px|The system is integrated (at top left) in the [[M1A2|M1A2 main battle tank]] used by Poland from 2023.]]

=== 2010s: Expansion and combat deployment ===

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[[File:Australian soldiers in a High Mobility Transporter during Talisman Sabre 2019.jpg|thumb|160x160px|Australian soldiers on exercise at Talisman Sabre 2019, where the software was deployed.|left]]

=== {{anchor|SitaWare}}SitaWare Suite ===

SitaWare Suite provides C2 for static and deployed command.<ref name=":15" /> It envelops SitaWare Headquarters, SitaWare Frontline, and SitaWare Edge.<ref name=":15" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebbutt |first=Giles |date=21 September 2021 |title=DSEI 2021: Ireland adopts SitaWare C2 software for ISTAR aircraft |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/dsei-2021-ireland-adopts-sitaware-c2-software-for-istar-aircraft |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Janes.com |language=en |archive-date=October 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017221145/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/dsei-2021-ireland-adopts-sitaware-c2-software-for-istar-aircraft |url-status=live }}</ref> It provides C2 at command-post, command vehicle or at the combat lines.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=ten Brink |first1=Wouter |last2=Vasilache |first2=Bogdan |last3=Wrona |first3=Konrad |last4=Suri |first4=Niranjan |date=2022 |title=Towards integration of Command and Control systems with Internet of Things |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877050922008821 |journal=Procedia Computer Science |volume=205 |issue=2022 International Conference on Military Communication and Information Systems (ICMCIS) |pages=161 |doi=10.1016/j.procs.2022.09.017 |via=Elsevier |access-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004215403/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877050922008821?via=ihub |url-status=live |doi-access=free }}</ref> It is used to track friendly forces, to provide situational awareness, to connect force elements and to share battleground information with the command chain and allies.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2020-02-24 |editor-last=Graf |editor-first=Jędrzej |title=Lithuania: BMS For New Boxer Vehicles and Beyond |url=https://defence24.com/lithuania-bms-for-new-boxer-vehicles-and-beyond |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=defence24.com |language=pl |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004215403/https://defence24.com/lithuania-bms-for-new-boxer-vehicles-and-beyond |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":11" /> The Suite is used by several NATO partners, including its newer members. In 2023, the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) disclosed its plans to use the entire SitaWare suite the [[Finnish Army]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |last=White |first=Andrew |date=July–August 2019 |title=Knowledge is Power |url=https://mags.shephardmedia.com/Digital_Battlespace/2019/DB0419_webmag789/pubData/source/DB0419_webmag.pdf |journal=Digital Battlespace |volume=11 |issue=4 |pages=15 |via=Shepherd Media |access-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004215403/https://mags.shephardmedia.com/Digital_Battlespace/2019/DB0419_webmag789/pubData/source/DB0419_webmag.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== SitaWare Headquarters ===

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[[File:Radpanzer_Pandur_Austria_3.JPG|thumb|160x160px|The Pandur used by [[Slovenian Armed Forces]] is equipped with the Frontline iteration.]]

SitaWare Frontline is a mission planning system designed for use in command vehicles. The system can issue orders from an electronic map; communicated via tactical radio networks – both IP and non-IP.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebbutt |first=Giles |date=5 February 2021 |title=Systematic updates Frontline mounted C2 software suite |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/systematic-updates-frontline-mounted-c2-software-suite |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Janes.com |language=en |archive-date=November 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115224953/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/systematic-updates-frontline-mounted-c2-software-suite |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":15" /> Since 2021 it has included force tracking, geospatial tools, and cursor on-target messages.<ref name=":10" /> It may display two video feeds from external sensors and subsystems.<ref name=":4" /> It can include a Fire support module (known as Thor in the Danish forces).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Giles |first=Ebbutt |title=IDEX 2019: Systematic showcases C2 software for Fire Support |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/idex-2019-systematic-showcases-c2-software-for-fire-support |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=Janes.com |date=February 25, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004215402/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/idex-2019-systematic-showcases-c2-software-for-fire-support |url-status=live }}</ref> The system is used by [[Very High Readiness Joint Task Force]] elements within NATO.<ref name=":3" /> In 2023, the [[Australian Defence Force]] has issued a statement that they had down selected SitaWare Headquarters and SitaWare Frontline, to be deployed in the Army's [[Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle]] and [[Hawkei]] and [[Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon]]s.<ref name=":15" />

[[File:Danish soldier in live-fire part of exercise Dynamic Front held at Oksbol Denmark 30 March 2023.jpg|thumb|160x160px|Danish soldier using C2 in live-fire exercise Dynamic Front held at [[Oksbøl]] Denmark 30 March 2023|left]]

=== SitaWare Edge ===