From Signal Support To Secure MultiDomain Networks: Modernizing Military Communications Frameworks

Rexhep Mustafovski; Marko Radovanović; Aleksandar Petrovski

doi:10.2478/cmc-2026-0011

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From Signal Support To Secure MultiDomain Networks: Modernizing Military Communications Frameworks

CONTEMPORARY MILITARY CHALLENGES

Volume 28 (2026): Issue 2 (June 2026)

By: Rexhep Mustafovski , Marko Radovanović and Aleksandar Petrovski

Open Access

|Jul 2026

Abstract

This paper examines the evolving role of communication platforms in military operations, showing their shift from supportive instruments to critical enablers of rapid decision-making and mission success. It analyzes networked communication, signal support, cybersecurity, and the integration of joint and multinational forces, with particular focus on electromagnetic spectrum congestion, cyber threats, and secure transmission in contested environments. The results highlight its distinct non-interchangeability with broader models such as Strategic Communications (StratCom) and Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT), ensuring operational resilience, enhancing effectiveness, and offering adaptability to future innovations, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), quantum encryption, and advanced satellite systems.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cmc-2026-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2463-9575 | Journal ISSN: 2232-2825

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Language: English, Slovenian

Page range: 13 - 28

Published on: Jul 2, 2026

Published by: General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

Defense communication frameworks,

encrypted tactical networks,

coalition networks,

information assurance,

command-and-control resilience

Related subjects:

Social sciences,

Sociology,

Sociology of science, technology, and environment,

Political science,

Political thought,

Military policy,

International relations

© 2026 Rexhep Mustafovski, Marko Radovanović, Aleksandar Petrovski, published by General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces
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