Discipline
Distributed deployment
Launch is only half the problem. A mobile platform must also recover without creating a predictable fixed-infrastructure dependency.
Design rule
Tairos selects launch and recovery concepts around the operating environment:
- portable and hand-deployed systems at the infantry edge;
- mobile ground equipment for larger air platforms;
- reusable platforms with mission-appropriate recovery;
- distributed operator and communications equipment; and
- fixed-site docks only where persistent site security is the actual requirement.
The dock-resident Iris configuration is a separate fixed-site use case, not the general combat-deployment rule.
System effect
Distributed deployment works with Relay, the ground segment and common operator equipment. A force can move platforms and network nodes without rebuilding a unique control system at each location.