TACTICAL AUTOMATED MESSAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS.

The automation of text message handling is a recognized requirement for both strategic and tactical command centers. Because tactical centers do not have as extensive data processing capabilities as those available at strategic centers, it has been suggested that tactical users, particularly mobile ones, should draw on the resources of large, fixed centers for some of the services requiring large amounts of computer power. This paper discusses some possible approaches to providing tactical message handling services and their effects on the design of both the tactical and strategic systems.