FEDERAL
In the digital age, military modernization relies on deploying advanced weapon systems and processing vast amounts of data to support those systems, make critical decisions, and close kill chains. The surge in global cloud connectivity and sensor proliferation has expanded the information accessible to warfighters and decision-makers, prompting a reevaluation of Joint Warfighting Functions. This evolution emphasizes interoperability, data collection, transmission, processing, and sharing across mission partners to secure a decisive advantage over adversaries.
Command, Control, and Communications (C3) systems are central to this vision. They are essential for all military operations, providing critical information for planning, coordination, and force control across the Department of Defense (DoD) missions. Effectively harnessing data is crucial, making it a vital resource for delivering lethal force quickly and precisely. The Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) strategy illustrates this approach, aiming to integrate sensors from all military branches into a unified, AI-enabled network. Components of CJADC2 include the Navy's Overmatch, the Army's Project Convergence, and the Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS).
To make these initiatives a reality, the Joint Force needs expeditionary facilities that are vastly different from the last several decades. The solution must be lightweight, scalable, able to process data in the digital age, and easily upgradable for future 2 technologies. It must incorporate emerging trends such as edge AI/ML integration, advanced cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., Zero Trust), and robust, high-performance computing clusters that enable real-time data analytics. It should also facilitate swift upgrades to next-generation technology with minimal changes. Specifying the underlying hardware and software architecture, including server clusters, GPU/TPU integration, and strong network protocols, will provide a clearer roadmap showing how the modular solution addresses the technical and operational challenges identified in CJADC2, Overmatch, Project Convergence, and ABMS
The company is being advised by (among other Enterprise and Global Defense Leaders): VADM (ret) Trussler, former N2/N6; VADM (ret) Whitesell, former Air Boss; LtGen (ret) Glavy, former US Marine Corps Deputy Commandant, Information; Lt. Gen. (ret) Hinote, former US Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy, Integration, and Requirements; and LTG (ret) Morrison, former US Army G6.
The company is being advised by (among other Enterprise and Global Defense Leaders): VADM (ret) Trussler, former N2/N6; VADM (ret) Whitesell, former Air Boss; LtGen (ret) Glavy, former US Marine Corps Deputy Commandant, Information; Lt. Gen. (ret) Hinote, former US Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy, Integration, and Requirements; and LTG (ret) Morrison, former US Army G6.
Enabling Multi-Domain Military Operations
Northstar Federal's SYNAPSE Modular System
BLUF: Data is a weapons system; whoever wields it with the most speed and accuracy wins. The Defense Industry cannot support the combined joint force with the data required in the rapidly changing digital operating environment. To compete and win a future large-scale conflict, the warfighter needs lightweight, scalable, deployable, and
mobile data centers, operations centers, and Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF) to process sensor and targeting data and make critical decisions, allowing us to close kill chains faster than our adversaries.
Synapse can offer this solution by using an advanced lightweight composite initially developed for the US Army. Each module is scalable, 30% lighter than aluminum, and more survivable than traditional command posts. Unlike outdated steel containers, Synapse modules resist high-altitude electronic pulse attacks, can accommodate the most power-dense racks, and endure in the harshest environments without upkeep. You can bring your servers, network, platform, etc., or we can supply them. Synapse can also be provided as a service, enabling services and COCOMs to use O&M, RTD&E, etc, and buy it in MILCON dollars down the road.
BLUF: Data is a weapons system; whoever wields it with the most speed and accuracy wins. The Defense Industry cannot support the combined joint force with the data required in the rapidly changing digital operating environment. To compete and win a future large-scale conflict, the warfighter needs lightweight, scalable, deployable, and
mobile data centers, operations centers, and Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF) to process sensor and targeting data and make critical decisions, allowing us to close kill chains faster than our adversaries.
Synapse can offer this solution by using an advanced lightweight composite initially developed for the US Army. Each module is scalable, 30% lighter than aluminum, and more survivable than traditional command posts. Unlike outdated steel containers, Synapse modules resist high-altitude electronic pulse attacks, can accommodate the most power-dense racks, and endure in the harshest environments without upkeep. You can bring your servers, network, platform, etc., or we can supply them. Synapse can also be provided as a service, enabling services and COCOMs to use O&M, RTD&E, etc, and buy it in MILCON dollars down the road.
Synapse Enhancements for Future Readines
Allows distributed operations, significantly reducing a force's footprint and enabling decentralized C2 and Mission Command.
Integrates edge computing to process data locally, reducing latency and enabling real-time AI and machine learning analytics. Advanced sensor fusion aggregates multiple sources to provide enhanced situational awareness.
Employs a Zero Trust security model, cutting-edge encryption, intrusion detection systems, and continuous monitoring to protect sensitive data in contested environments.
Scalable server clusters with integrated GPU/TPU acceleration provide standardized data protocols and modular software stacks. This "full stack" approach, from edge computing to tactical communication links, ensures seamless integration with existing and emerging technologies.
Engineered to interface with legacy systems and coalition networks, ensuring allied forces can operate seamlessly across all domains. This includes commercial cloud integration, enabling a hybrid architecture leveraging cloud services for extended analytics and storage capabilities
The design integrates advanced power management solutions, such as dynamic thermal controls and energyefficient cooling systems (including liquid cooling). This ensures prolonged, sustainable operations in austere environments while reducing the operational footprint.
Advanced composite construction reduces weight and enhances resistance to harsh conditions, such as extreme weather and corrosive maritime settings, ensuring reliable performance in diverse operational theaters.
The modular architecture is designed for rapid upgrades and expansion, accommodating next-generation technologies such as quantum computing and enhanced AI capabilities. Continuous upgrade cycles will address evolving cyber and electromagnetic threats, ensuring long-term operational relevance.
Incorporating lessons learned from field tests and pilot deployments across Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps units will validate performance under real-world conditions and guide iterative improvements.
Synapse Enhancements for Future Readines
SYNAPSE Supports Service and Joint Force Multi-Domain Capabilities
USMC: Stand-In Forces and Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations
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Expeditionary SCIFs for Stand-In Forces:
Synapse delivers secure SCIFs that enable the processing of classified data "anytime, anywhere" in contested environments. A Marine unit can process real-time ISR data without reliance on distant bases.
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Support for Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO):
Synapse modules serve as the nerve centers for temporary forward bases, integrating mission planning, sensor fusion, and secure communications. Their agile design allows distributed units to maintain connectivity and operational readiness when on the move.
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Joint Integration & Agile Relocation:
Supports joint planning with high security and interoperability, enabling a single module to host diverse functions, from Marine command posts to military or coalition intelligence cells.
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Army: Next-Generation Command and Control (NGC2)
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Increased Mobility:
Enables tactical units to operate faster and more dispersed by providing lighter, more mobile, and survivable network and C2 equipment.
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Rapid Data-Driven Decision Making:
Utilizing advanced data analytics and AI to provide real-time situational awareness for rapid, informed decisions.
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Expanded Maneuver:
Facilitating new concepts and technologies that enhance the ability to maneuver and engage adversaries across land, air, sea, space, and cyberspace
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Forging Seamless Joint and Multinational Interoperability:
Enabling allied forces to operate together seamlessly across all domains, ensuring integrated operations.
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"Full Stack" Capabilities:
Integrates multiple applications from edge computing and tactical communications links
Air Force: Enabling Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS)
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Decision Advantage:
Provides a distributed C2 capable of delivering precision fires faster than the adversary.
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"Airpower on Demand":
Provides battlefield commanders have a detailed understanding of asset positions to allow enhanced planning and rapid response.
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Integration:
Synapse enables the first integrated Fixed Digital Infrastructure for ABMS.
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Sense and Make Sense:
Synapse supports integrated real-time situational awareness, AI-driven decision support, and hybrid cloud connectivity for extended analytics.
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Navy: Overmatch and Maritime Joint Fires
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"Anywhere, Anywhere" Data:
Delivers mobile and deployable operations centers that enable Sailors to handle classified data in austere and contested zones.
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Versatility:
Synapse module can be deployed as a forward C2 node or intelligence fusion center on a ship or shore, processing real-time ISR data without reliance on distant bases.
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Redundant C2:
Synapse supports a software-defined network solution and modern software pipelines, providing multiple pathways for global data connectivity.
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"Swiss Army Knife":
It can access an array of global kinetic and non-kinetic fires, ranging from cyber weapons to unmanned platforms, directed energy, AI, and hypersonic missiles; it is designed for rapid upgrades to incorporate emerging technologies.
Data Wins Modern Multi-Domain Warfare
Recent conflicts, like Ukraine, taught us that data is a weapons system, and whoever wields it with the most speed and accuracy wins. In modern warfare, fixed C2 nodes and data centers are prime targets for advanced weapons like hypersonic missiles and drones. To fight and win, the Joint Force needs rugged and agile C2 nodes with self-sufficient computing power for decision-making and the ability to process data locally to outpace their adversaries. Synapse Modular Systems offers exactly that, giving warfighters what they need to fight and win in multi-domain joint operations.
