Systematic delivers capability leap across land, maritime, and joint operations

Latest update to SitaWare software brings joint targeting, AI-driven intelligence, a new briefing application, and advanced mine warfare planning

Systematic has announced a comprehensive update to the SitaWare suite, introducing new capabilities across joint targeting and fires, intelligence operations, operational briefing, and naval mine warfare planning.

The updates reflect direct input from coalition partners and operational users, and extend SitaWare’s position as the leading command-and-control (C2) solution for NATO and allied forces operating across land, maritime, and air domains.

Joint targeting and fires: connecting land, maritime, and air

Systematic has extended the Joint Fires and Targeting capability in the SitaWare suite to forward units, enabling mounted and dismounted forces to nominate targets directly into the targeting workflow used by operations and targeting staff. The capability is part of the July release of SitaWare Frontline, SitaWare Edge, and SitaWare Headquarters.

Units in the field can now nominate targets from the map or from existing symbols within the operational C2 environment. Each nomination captures location, target type, required effect, and timing at the point of observation, and is shared across the tactical network as soon as it is submitted. The target then appears on the staff target list without manual re-entry or translation between systems, removing a handover that has traditionally relied on voice, chat, or formatted messages. The capability also supports the identification and prioritisation of High Value Targets at unit level.

The release extends the targeting capability introduced earlier this year, which established a structured targeting workflow within SitaWare Headquarters. At the command-post level, the update adds a State Board: a visual overview that organises targets by processing state, from initiation through approval to completion. Staff can manage the workflow directly from the board and quickly read engagement status through colour-coded target cards, providing immediate visibility of where each target sits in the process.

“Targeting has traditionally run outside the command-and-control system, with target lists maintained separately and status updates reconciled manually between echelons. That overhead slows the cycle and increases the risk of error,” said Bo Tang Lærke, Senior Product Manager at Systematic. “The State Board brings the entire targeting pipeline into the same environment where commanders and their staffs already plan and make decisions, so operators can see at a glance what stage every target has reached and manage the workflow directly from there.”

SitaWare Insight: agentic AI and smarter staff workflows

The July release includes a major update to SitaWare Insight, Systematic’s data platform with intelligence management and decision capability. The update expands the platform’s artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities with a range of new tools designed to accelerate headquarters and command posts analysis and reduce the workload on analysts.

“The pace at which AI capabilities are becoming operationally relevant is extraordinary,” said Henrik Sommer, Director at Systematic. “The updates to SitaWare Insight reflect our commitment to making those capabilities genuinely usable for professionals working under pressure to play and run operations, rather than requiring specialist data science expertise to access.”

The updated Wingman AI assistant provides detailed, source-referenced responses within federated search, drawing on the indexed content of uploaded documents including PDFs and text files including data provided by the SitaWare system. Analysts can query the system in natural language and receive structured answers based on the data available in the Data Lake, supporting faster and more accurate assessments and decision support.

An AI track prediction capability enables analysts to select any tracked symbol and receive probabilistic route forecasts based on historical movement patterns, with multiple possible future routes generated for each track. Users can also install custom prediction models tailored to their own data and operational area.

The custom data framework enables organisations to store and search their own structured tabular data formats within SitaWare Insight, making specialist datasets available across federated search and to the Robot automation flow engine.

The AI Platform has also been updated with improved training templates and a new data science handbook, reducing the barrier to entry for organisations looking to develop and deploy their own AI models.

Briefing application: built with users, for users

Responding directly to requests from the SitaWare user community, the July release introduces a new Briefing Application within SitaWare Headquarters.

“This is a capability our users have asked for consistently. Being able to brief directly from the operational picture, without switching applications or exporting data, makes a real difference to the tempo of headquarters work,” said Morten Juhl Bødker, Senior Director, Product Management at Systematic. “The Briefing Application keeps information in the right environment and gives briefers the tools they need to swiftly prepare, updated and present at commander’s briefings.”

The tool allows commanders and staff to create professional operational briefings from within the platform, using four configurable layout templates to combine live map views, bookmarked map states, status tables, images, and text in a structured slide format.

Briefings can be presented in full-screen mode directly from within SitaWare Headquarters, with the ability to pan and zoom the live map during presentation. The application removes the need to export data to external tools for routine operational briefings, keeping the workflow within the secure C2 environment and reducing the risk of information being handled outside of classified systems.

Mine countermeasures planning: clearing the way for coalition freedom of manoeuvre

The latest release delivers an advanced Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Planning capability within SitaWare Maritime.

Building on the platform’s existing naval mine warfare symbology and waterspace management tools, the new capability enables mine warfare officers to define naval mine warfare areas and mine countermeasures channels, configure the capabilities of available MCM platforms and equipment, and then generate an optimised plan for distributing assets to survey or clear mined waters.

“For coalition forces, mine countermeasures are often the first step to enabling freedom of manoeuvre. This capability helps ensure that step is taken quickly, safely, and together,” said Lasse Krabbesmark, Product Manager at Systematic.

A built-in decision support tool analyses key factors including optimal hunting speed, coverage rate, bottom type, and time-to-turn to recommend how assets should be tasked across designated areas.

The system imports and exports directly to and from standard NATO APP-11 messages, including OPTASK NMW and OPREP NMW, ensuring that MCM planning integrates seamlessly into existing coalition workflows. A conflict detection layer automatically monitors for overlaps with established waterspace management areas and alerts users to potential issues before they affect operations.

Continuing to deliver at pace

Taken together, the July updates further enhances the SitaWare suite’s capability across intelligence, targeting, planning, and naval operations in a single coordinated update. Each capability has been shaped by direct engagement with coalition partners and operational users, ensuring that the software continues to address the challenges forces actually encounter in exercises and operations.

SitaWare Headquarters is Systematic's flagship C2 software, providing land, maritime, and joint headquarters with a unified operational picture across classification boundaries, domains, and coalition networks. Used by NATO and partner nation forces in operations and exercises worldwide, SitaWare Headquarters supports the full spectrum of command-and-control activity. For more information, please contact Josh Miller, Communications Manager, at josh.miller@systematic.com.