Towards an Internet of Things based architectural framework for defence

Network centric warfare has been serving the defence mechanism since last few decades. Contemporary network oriented solutions exhibit vertical silos which lack in inefficient connected approach. Internet of Things holds the key potential to interconnect the battlefield with the digital world in ways that promise to fundamentally change military operations. This study proposes a novel architectural framework-IoTNetWar, juxtaposing Internet of Things and Network Centric Warfare together. IoTNetWar presents the integrity between weapons, military personnel, and overall warfare on the conjugation of sensors, gateways, internet, and cloud based services. Few research challenges have also been identified so that researcher may get involved to solve the related issues.