01694nas a2200157   4500000000100000008004100001653002200042653002400064653002300088100002000111700001700131245006900148300001200217490000700229520130000236       2021                            d10aaugmented reality10acommand and control10amobile application1 aAlexander Kolev1 aLili Pavlova00aAugmented Reality in an Enhanced Command and Control Application  a180-1920 v503 a<p style="margin-left:19.85pt;">Having timely information about the combat situation is crucial both in conducting military operations of various scales and in training personnel. The level of complexity of existing military command and control systems is limited to visualization, primarily using tactical symbols. The current state of information and computer technologies allows achieving a qualitative leap in the level of perception with the application of “augmented reality.” Peer-to-peer information technology enhances cognitive ability by adding additional, meaningful graphical and text information to a real-time image. Saturation with high-performance mobile devices and the powerful entry of wireless digital networks into the military activity makes it possible to use the technology to the level of an individual fighter on the battlefield. In this article, the authors reflect on the peculiarities of applying augmented reality visualization in the performance of tactical tasks, determining appropriate methods for integrating visual and texts information, offering a model of information interaction with an augmented reality application. They propose a software architecture of a specialized mobile application and present the results of its practical implementation.</p>