Multi-domain operational environment utilizing a common information layer

1. A multi-domain operational system comprising:

at least one memory, each memory configured to store a plurality of programmable instructions; and

at least one processing device in communication with the memory, wherein the at least one processing device, upon execution of the plurality of programmable instructions stored by one of the at least one memory is configured and operable to:

collect operational data from one or more collection resources within time constraints imposed by operational requirements;

execute a plurality of rules each of which comprise a plurality of conditions grouped in a sequence by a set of logical connectors, wherein the plurality of rules is associated with a mission task;

facilitate information sharing across multiple data domains based on one or more security protocols; and

manage at least one of the collection of the operational data, execution of the plurality of rules, and information sharing across the multiple data domains using a common information layer,

wherein the one or more collection resources comprise one or more sensors,

wherein the managing at least one of collection of the operational data, execution of the plurality of rules, and information sharing across the multiple data domains using a common information layer further comprises:

generating a plurality of requirement tags containing mission requirements information related to one or more targets or region of interest (ROI) of interest;

extracting the mission requirements information from the requirement tag into a plurality of detection tags;

combining the information in two or more detection tags into one or more fused detection tags; and

generating one or more classification tags from said fused detection tags containing information relating to the final positive identification of the target of interest.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein managing at least one of the collection of the operational data, execution of the plurality of rules and information sharing across the multiple data domains using a common information layer further comprises causing execution of a plurality of rules associated with a received mission until a requirement associated with the received mission is satisfied or until a predefined time limit is reached.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of rules comprises an automated military workflow.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein managing at least one of the collection of the operational data, execution of the plurality of rules, and information sharing across the multiple data domains using a common information layer further comprises causing automatic generation of target information specific to a specific collection resource.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processing device, upon execution of the plurality of programmable instructions stored by one of the at least one memory is further configured and operable to:

continually receive collected operational data from the data collection engine;

identify new operational data within the collected operational data; and

store the identified new operational data in a data repository.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more collection resources utilizes a trained neural network to identify one or more targets of interest.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the common information layer comprises a multi-domain service construct configured to synchronize data across a plurality of data domains.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the multi-domain service construct is implemented in a cloud computing system.

9. One or more non-transitory computer readable storage mediums, each having one or more computer programs embedded therein, which when executed by a computer system of a multi-domain operational system, cause the computer system to:

collect operational data from one or more collection resources within time constraints imposed by operational requirements;

execute a plurality of rules each of which comprise a plurality of conditions grouped in a sequence by a set of logical connectors, wherein the plurality of rules is associated with a mission task;

facilitate information sharing across multiple data domains based on one or more security protocols; and

manage at least one of the collection of the operational data, execution of the plurality of rules, and information sharing across the multiple data domains using a common information layer,

wherein the one or more collection resources comprise one or more sensors,

wherein the managing at least one of collection of the operational data, execution of the plurality of rules, and information sharing across the multiple data domains using a common information layer further comprises:

generating a plurality of requirement tags containing mission requirements information related to one or more targets or region of interest (ROI) of interest;

extracting the mission requirements information from the requirement tag into a plurality of detection tags;

combining the information in two or more detection tags into one or more fused detection tags; and

generating one or more classification tags from said fused detection tags containing information relating to the final positive identification of the target of interest.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein managing at least one of the collection of the operational data, execution of the plurality of rules, and information sharing across multiple data domains further comprises executing a plurality of rules associated with a received mission until a requirement associated with the received mission is satisfied or until a predefined time limit is reached.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of rules comprises an automated military workflow.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein managing at least one of the collection of the operational data, execution of the plurality of rules, and information sharing across multiple data domains further comprises automatically generating target information specific to a specific collection resource.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the one or more computer programs, when executed by the computer system of the multi-domain operational system further cause the computer system to:

continually receive collected operational data from the one or more collection resources;

identify new operational data within the collected operational data; and

store the identified new operational data in a data repository.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the one or more collection resources utilizes a trained neural network to identify one or more targets of interest.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the common information layer comprises a multi-domain service construct configured to synchronize data across a plurality of data domains.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the multi-domain service construct is implemented in a cloud computing system.