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SHIELD/ATLAS — System-of-Systems Topology & Integration at Echelon

This page holds the holistic frame the program office, DIANA reviewers, Army SBIR reviewers, and Y Combinator partners are all asking for in different dialects: an explicit map of which ATLAS agents land at which echelon, which program-of-record systems consume them, and which upstream sensor sources feed them. The horizontal axis is the SoS engineering frame BAH operates in natively; the vertical axis is the warfighter chain the warfighter SME operates in natively. Both axes have to hold for transition.

Convergent signal. Five independent sources delivered the same guidance in five different vocabularies between Apr–May 2026 — the warfighter SME ("integrate into PoR, agentic"), DIANA ("dual-use, allied-interoperable, transition-pathed"), Army SBIR ("named warfighter problem, named PoR"), Y Combinator ("one wedge, one buyer, one moat"), and BAH ("capability portfolio, CJADC2 reference architecture, JCIDS pathway, zero-trust, M&S, evolutionary acquisition"). Translation: prove the topology before asking for transition dollars. This page is that proof, generated from the live agent metadata.

Echelon × PoR × ATLAS agent × sensor source

Echelon · tempo	Consuming PoR systems	ATLAS agents that land here	Upstream sensor sources
Squad / Team tempo: seconds–minutes	ATAK JBC-P iTAK	`intel-killchain-bridge` · `feeds-natural-hazard` · `sensor-fusion` · `swarm-failsafe` · `tak-bridge` · `voice-tactical` · `device-security`	AERIS-10 (Nexus / Extended) (Robin Radar Systems (NL)) FreeTAKServer (FTS) (FreeTAKTeam)
Platoon / Company tempo: minutes–hour	WinTAK JBC-P MSS-light	`intel-killchain-bridge` · `intel-tag-watcher` · `feeds-natural-hazard` · `sensor-fusion` · `wez-engine` · `swarm-failsafe` · `tak-bridge` · `voice-tactical` · `device-security`	AERIS-10 (Nexus / Extended) (Robin Radar Systems (NL)) FreeTAKServer (FTS) (FreeTAKTeam) ADS-B Exchange (community feed) (ADS-B Exchange (open community))
Battalion / BCT tempo: hour–shift	MSS NGIC2 AIP	`intel-synthesis` · `intel-briefing` · `intel-killchain-bridge` · `intel-tag-watcher` · `intel-source-provenance` · `intel-cub` · `feeds-natural-hazard` · `sensor-fusion` · `wez-engine` · `tak-bridge` · `ai-audit` · `ai-provider-orchestrator` · `device-security`	FreeTAKServer (FTS) (FreeTAKTeam) ADS-B Exchange (community feed) (ADS-B Exchange (open community)) Copernicus Sentinel-1 / Sentinel-2 (ESA Copernicus (open data))
Division / Corps tempo: shift–day	Foundry AIP NGIC2 Maven	`intel-synthesis` · `intel-briefing` · `intel-tag-watcher` · `intel-source-provenance` · `intel-backtest` · `intel-cub` · `intel-rag-loop` · `osint-collectors` · `feeds-natural-hazard` · `ai-audit` · `ai-provider-orchestrator`	ADS-B Exchange (community feed) (ADS-B Exchange (open community)) Copernicus Sentinel-1 / Sentinel-2 (ESA Copernicus (open data))
ASCC / Joint / JADC2 tempo: day–campaign	CJADC2 mesh Lattice Gemini Enterprise	`intel-synthesis` · `intel-briefing` · `intel-source-provenance` · `intel-backtest` · `intel-rag-loop` · `osint-collectors` · `ai-audit` · `ai-provider-orchestrator`	Copernicus Sentinel-1 / Sentinel-2 (ESA Copernicus (open data))
Acquisition / Industrial Base tempo: weeks–quarters	SAM.gov PEO portfolios	`sam-watcher`	—

Generated from live AGENT_ECHELONS + SENSOR_SOURCES metadata. Same data is exposed to Palantir tooling via /api/atlas/foundry-actions.json as x-atlas-echelons, x-atlas-produces-for, and the new x-atlas-sensor-sources top-level extension.

The vertical loop — tactical observation to strategic synthesis and back

The SoS proof is not coverage; it is the vertical thread. One observation enters at the squad edge, climbs the echelon stack with provenance preserved, and a derived task lands back at the squad edge as a CoT track on the same operator's existing map.

   ECHELON                   AGENT FLOW                                   PoR LANDING
   --------                  ----------                                   -----------
   SQUAD/TEAM     [AERIS-10] -> sensor-fusion ----+
                                                  |                       ATAK / iTAK
                                voice-tactical ---+--> kill-chain ----->  JBC-P (CoT)
                                                                          tactical map
                                                  |
   PLT/CO         WEZ engine <----+ sensor-fusion +
                                                  |                       WinTAK
                  tag-watcher diff <-+-+----------+------------------>    MSS-light
                                     | |
                                     | v
   BN/BCT             intel-synthesis (every 6h) +-> briefing emitter -+  MSS
                  source-provenance <+ +-+         + DIME / PMESII     |  AIP tools
                                     |             + CUB (daily 0500Z) |  NGIC2 widget
                                     v                                 |
   DIV/CORPS      threat-evolution ledger <-+ RAG self-improve loop --+   Foundry
                  backtest harness (weekly) +-> AI audit (every call)  |  AIP agents
                                                                       |  Maven Smart
                                                                       v
   ASCC/JOINT     AI provider orchestrator (gov-cloud failover)         CJADC2 mesh
                  OSINT collector swarm (8+ sources, 15-60 min)          Lattice
                                                                         Gemini Enterprise (SIPR)

   ACQ            sam-watcher -> intel-cub (acquisition variant)         SAM.gov
                                                                         PEO portfolios

Upstream sensor sources — tactical-edge open hardware

The downstream consumer side is documented at /integration. The upstream producer side — what feeds ATLAS — lives here. Seeded with one worked example; the catalog grows as relationships mature. Open-hardware preference is deliberate: it's DIANA-aligned, NATO-interoperable, dual-use, and decouples us from any single vendor's commercial roadmap.

AERIS-10 (Nexus / Extended) EVAL

Robin Radar Systems (NL) — open-source community · Radar · CERN-OHL-P (open hardware)

EchelonsSquad / Team, Platoon / Company

Feeds ATLAS agentssensor-fusion, intel-killchain-bridge, wez-engine

Detail10.5 GHz Pulse Linear Frequency Modulated phased-array radar. AERIS-10N (Nexus) ~3 km tactical range; AERIS-10X (Extended) ~20 km. FPGA pipeline (Verilog / C / Python). Open-source hardware under CERN-OHL-P enables dual-use C-UAS at the squad-and-below echelon at a unit cost current TRP/JTAC kit cannot match. Lands cleanly into the ATLAS sensor-fusion lane (RF + EOIR + acoustic) and emits CoT through the kill-chain bridge to ATAK/WinTAK/JBC-P. NATO-relevant via Robin Radar's Dutch base — DIANA-eligible.

RelationshipParry Lin, Regional Account Director, Robin Radar Systems (LinkedIn)

FreeTAKServer (FTS) INTEGRATING

FreeTAKTeam — open-source community (Apache 2.0) · Telemetry · EPL-1.0 / Apache-2.0

EchelonsSquad / Team, Platoon / Company, Battalion / BCT

Feeds ATLAS agentstak-bridge, intel-killchain-bridge

DetailOpen-source TAK server compatible with ATAK / WinTAK / iTAK / WebTAK. Lets ATLAS dev/test instances exchange CoT without requiring a TAK Server license, and serves as the upstream CoT bus for any unit not yet on the official TAK Server. Repo: github.com/FreeTAKTeam/FreeTakServer.

ADS-B Exchange (community feed) EVAL

ADS-B Exchange (open community) · RF · Open data (attribution)

EchelonsPlatoon / Company, Battalion / BCT, Division / Corps

Feeds ATLAS agentssensor-fusion, intel-synthesis

DetailUnfiltered open ADS-B aircraft track feed. Useful for air-domain awareness baselines, gray-zone aviation pattern-of-life, and counter-narcotics work where commercial feeds (FlightAware) filter sensitive operators.

Copernicus Sentinel-1 / Sentinel-2 EVAL

ESA Copernicus (open data) · EOIR · Copernicus open data

EchelonsBattalion / BCT, Division / Corps, ASCC / Joint / JADC2

Feeds ATLAS agentsintel-synthesis, osint-collectors

DetailFree SAR (Sentinel-1) and multispectral (Sentinel-2) satellite imagery on revisit cycles of ~5–6 days. Ground-truths OSINT claims (port traffic, infrastructure damage, troop concentrations) at the operational and strategic echelons.

How each signal maps onto this page

Source	What they asked for	Where it shows up here
the warfighter SME (USARMY 528 PA BDE)	No new GUI; integrate into Foundry / AIP / MSS / NGIC2; agentic; gov-cloud LLMs	PoR column populated at every echelon; agent column shows headless content+workflow; LLM stack at /llm-providers
DIANA (NATO innovation)	Dual-use, allied-interoperable, transition-pathed	AERIS-10 (NL, CERN-OHL-P open hardware) seeded as the worked tactical-edge example; sensor catalog grows in this direction
Army SBIR	Named warfighter problem, named PoR, transition plan	Each echelon names the PoR that owns it; transition map (Sprint 5) extends this with PEO + CDD + fielding window
Y Combinator	One wedge, one buyer, one moat	The wedge IS echelon coverage — tactical (Anduril) or strategic (Palantir) competitors cannot replicate the vertical thread; visible in the loop diagram above
BAH (integrator guidance)	Capability portfolio, CJADC2 alignment, JCIDS pathway, zero-trust, M&S, evolutionary acquisition	This page is the capability portfolio view; CJADC2 lane mapping is Sprint 4 (next); JCIDS / PEO pathway is Sprint 5; zero-trust / ICAM posture surfaces per echelon in Sprint 4

Sprint plan — dependency-ordered, not parallel

Sprint	Output	Status	Unblocks
S1 SoS Topology page	This page (/sos-topology)	SHIPPED 2026-05-04	S3, S6
S2 Echelon-keyed agent metadata	`AGENT_ECHELONS` + `AGENT_PRODUCES_FOR` + `SENSOR_SOURCES` in `atlas-posture.ts`; surfaced via foundry-actions.json	SHIPPED 2026-05-04	S3, S4, S5
S3 Vertical-loop demo traces	Three curl-able trace chains showing tactical→strategic→tactical	NEXT	S6
S4 CJADC2 reference architecture alignment	`/cjadc2-alignment` mapping agents to Sense / Make Sense / Decide / Act + zero-trust posture per lane	QUEUED	S5
S5 JCIDS / PoR transition map	`/transition` per echelon-PoR pair: PEO, CDD/CPD, fielding window, authority lane	QUEUED	S6
S6 90-second wedge brief	`/brief` — one URL pointing at S1–S5 as proof; the senior-reviewer ask	FINAL	—

JSON: GET /api/atlas/sos-topology · ATLAS Posture v1.0.0-2026.05.20 · Built 2026-05-04 in response to "system-of-systems integration at echelon" alignment turn · Seed sensor source: AERIS-10 (Parry Lin / Robin Radar Systems, LinkedIn)