Military communications [Guest Editorial]

The five papers in this year´s feature topic on military communications are about tactical radios and networking. To obtain the necessary quality when using commercial products in a tactical environment while obtaining speed during limited connectivity in critical maneuvers is challenging. In tactical networks, one of the challenges is to provide all soldiers with a common operational picture (COP) which provides information about where your friends and your enemies are, how to request assistance, and how to avoid a surprise attack. This COP is distributed to everybody.