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Technical explainers on the domains, doctrine, and engineering problems that Empyrean was built to solve.
Technical Resources
Long-form technical references on the domains and engineering problems that define modern multi-domain operations.
What is Counter Threat Finance?
A technical reference on Counter Threat Finance (CTF): the doctrine behind DoDD 5205.14 and JP 3-25, the difference between defense CTF and financial-sector AML/CFT, how sanctions, PEPs, debarment, shell companies, and trade-based money laundering fit together, the interagency architecture, and what operational counter-threat-finance software actually requires when the money trail has to tie back to a live sensor picture.
What is Entity Resolution?
A technical reference on Entity Resolution (ER): the problem of deciding when two records describe the same real-world entity, the deterministic, probabilistic (Fellegi-Sunter), machine-learning, and graph-based methods that solve it, why ontology and normalization come first, how ER underpins sanctions screening and beneficial-ownership resolution, and what it takes to tie resolved entities to a live operational sensor picture.
What is Intelligence Fusion?
A technical reference on intelligence fusion: the JDL/DFIG data-fusion model from signal to decision, the difference between data, sensor, information, and intelligence fusion, the JADC2 and Multi-Domain Operations doctrine it serves, the multi-INT and all-source disciplines it spans, and what fusion looks like for civilian and dual-use operators who never use the word JADC2.
What is Narrative Intelligence?
A technical reference on Narrative Intelligence (NARINT): the discipline of detecting, tracking, and countering narratives across the information environment. Covers Information Operations doctrine, MISO/PSYOP, the DISARM framework, Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior detection, SOCMINT/OSINT collection, counter-narrative operations, and what operational software requires.
What is EMSO?
A technical reference on Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO): doctrine, Electronic Warfare, EMBM, JEMSO, the EMSO CFT, Electronic Order of Battle, CEMA, spectrum management, and what operational EMSO software actually requires.
What is a Common Operational Picture?
A technical reference on the Common Operational Picture (COP): what it is, why most COPs fail operators, the difference between a display and a decision surface, multi-domain integration, MIL-STD-2525 symbology, edge deployment, and what a fused COP actually requires.
What is Space Situational Awareness?
A technical reference on Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Space Domain Awareness (SDA): orbital tracking, TLE propagation, the Space Surveillance Network, satellite characterization, counterspace threats, and why the space domain impacts every other domain you operate in.
What is Counter-UAS?
A technical reference on Counter-UAS (C-UAS): the threat, sensor modalities, sensor fusion, effector types, legal authorities, and layered defense architecture for military and critical infrastructure protection.
What is JADC2?
A technical reference on Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2): what it is, why the top-down implementation is failing, what sensor-up architecture actually means, and why edge-deployed fusion is the only model that survives contact with reality.
What is Sensor Fusion?
A technical reference on multi-sensor fusion: state estimation, data association, multi-hypothesis tracking, identity provenance, and why fusion has to run at the edge. Written for operators and engineers who are tired of marketing hand-waving about AI.
Glossary & FAQ
View all →Quick-reference FAQ pages structured for fast lookup. Each page covers a single topic with answers to the most common questions.
Counter Threat Finance FAQ
Quick-reference answers on counter threat finance (CTF), sanctions screening, beneficial ownership, OFAC SDN lists, trade-based money laundering, and the operational requirements for tying financial intelligence to a live sensor picture.
Entity Resolution FAQ
Quick-reference answers on entity resolution, record linkage, the Fellegi-Sunter model, deterministic and probabilistic matching, blocking, graph-based resolution, and how entity resolution underpins sanctions screening and beneficial-ownership investigation.
Cyber-Physical Convergence FAQ
Quick-reference answers on cyber-physical convergence, the IT/OT boundary, the Purdue Model, OT/ICS/SCADA security, PLCs, HMIs, ransomware crossover, and cross-sector performance goals.
Federation & Multi-Agency Coordination FAQ
Quick-reference answers on TAK federation, Cursor-on-Target, multi-agency coordination, shared operational pictures, blue force tracking, and interoperability for security operations.
EMSO FAQ
Quick-reference answers on Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations: EMSO vs EW, JP 3-85, AFDP 3-85, EMBM, JEMSO, Electronic Order of Battle, CEMA, the EMSO CFT, EWPMT, EMS superiority, and the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing.
Common Operational Picture FAQ
Quick-reference answers on the Common Operational Picture: COP software, multi-domain COP, MIL-STD-2525 symbology, edge deployment, sensor fusion integration, data normalization, and the difference between a COP, CTP, and tactical display.
SSA FAQ
Quick-reference answers on Space Situational Awareness: orbital tracking, TLEs, SGP4, the Space Surveillance Network, Space Domain Awareness, RPO, Kessler Syndrome, ASAT weapons, conjunction assessment, space weather, and satellite pattern of life.
Counter-UAS FAQ
Quick-reference answers on counter-UAS systems, technologies, legal authorities, the C-UAS marketplace, and layered defense architecture.
JADC2 FAQ
Quick-reference answers on Joint All-Domain Command and Control: ABMS, Project Overmatch, JADO doctrine, sensor-up vs cloud-centric architecture, and service-level programs.
Sensor Fusion FAQ
Quick-reference answers on multi-sensor fusion algorithms, Kalman filters, multi-hypothesis tracking, data association, identity provenance, and edge deployment.
Empyrean A-to-Z
A comprehensive glossary of defense and intelligence terms, automatically cross-linked throughout every page on this site.
Defense & Intelligence Glossary
A-to-Z reference of acronyms and terms used across electromagnetic spectrum operations, counter-UAS, sensor fusion, space situational awareness, JADC2, counter threat finance, entity resolution, and multi-domain command and control.
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