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SitaWare

The quiet incumbent of military command software — a Danish COTS suite that became the de-facto NATO land-C2 standard, running from national headquarters down to the dismounted soldier in 45-plus armies. In 2024 NATO itself picked it as its Future Land C2.

SitaWare
FIG.01 · Europe Image - SitaWare Frontline battle-management software on a Boxer command-vehicle display at NATO Days 2023. Photo by Boevaya mashina, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons.
Systematic says SitaWare Headquarters is used in more than 50 nations, including all Five Eyes partners; NATO publicly marked Headquarters initial operational capability under DEMETER on 18 June 2025, Janes reported.

Overview

SitaWare is a modular command-and-control / battle-management software suite from Systematic, the Danish software house based in Aarhus. Systematic said in July 2026 that Headquarters was used in more than 50 nations, including all Five Eyes partners; that figure concerns Headquarters rather than every component of the suite. NATO publicly marked Headquarters initial operational capability under DEMETER/Future Land C2 on 18 June 2025, Janes reported. Systematic announced Headquarters 6.23, Frontline 3.11 and Edge 3.11 in July 2026, adding target nomination from mounted and dismounted users into the headquarters targeting workflow.

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