What statement best describes a sensor-centric C2 approach?

• A. Data is organized around individual platforms
• B. Data streams are abstracted from underlying sensors and shared across units
• C. Decisions are made solely at the platform level
• D. It eliminates the need for early warning

Answer: (B)

The main idea being tested is that in a sensor-centric C2 approach, sensor data is treated as a shared resource that is decoupled from the platforms that collect it. Data streams are abstracted from their physical sensors and made available across units through a common data fabric, so different platforms and commands can access the same information and fuse it for shared situational awareness.

This is why the statement is the best fit: it describes taking sensor outputs and presenting them in an abstracted, interoperable form that can be consumed by multiple units, regardless of which platform produced the data. That decoupling and sharing enable broader collaboration, faster analysis, and more flexible decision-making, since operators aren’t tied to a single platform’s data view or constraints.

Organizing data around individual platforms would keep information siloed to each platform, which limits cross-unit awareness. Making decisions solely at the platform level runs counter to sensor-centric thinking, which aims to distribute awareness and decision support across the force. Eliminating early warning isn’t a goal of this approach; in fact, sharing sensor streams typically strengthens early warning by aggregating data and enabling quicker, wider dissemination.