Variable Message Format
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Variable Message Format is a NATO tactical data link message standard used to structure and exchange military information between command, control, and communication systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Variable Message Format canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military message format
ⓘ
tactical data link message standard ⓘ |
| abbreviation | VMF ⓘ |
| domain |
command and control
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military communications ⓘ tactical data links ⓘ |
| enables |
machine-to-machine exchange of tactical data
ⓘ
near-real-time information exchange ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
data segments
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field codes ⓘ message headers ⓘ security fields ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
binary encoded
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bit-oriented ⓘ media-independent ⓘ message-oriented ⓘ platform-independent ⓘ |
| informationType |
command and control orders
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fire missions ⓘ requests for support ⓘ status reports ⓘ tactical situation data ⓘ target coordinates ⓘ unit locations ⓘ |
| purpose |
to structure and exchange military information
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to support interoperability between command, control, and communication systems ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Joint Range Extension Applications Protocol
NERFINISHED
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Link 11 ⓘ Link 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ NATO tactical data link standards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | NATO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardType | tactical data link ⓘ |
| supports |
air-ground coordination
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fire support coordination ⓘ joint and combined operations ⓘ land combat operations ⓘ situational awareness information exchange ⓘ targeting information exchange ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NATO member states
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
artillery fire missions
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battlefield management ⓘ digitally aided close air support ⓘ joint fires coordination ⓘ tactical air control ⓘ |
| usedIn |
air forces C2 systems
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coalition operations ⓘ joint command and control systems ⓘ land forces C2 systems ⓘ |
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