Defense objectives overwhelmingly highlight the need for C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) to enhance situational understanding, decision-making and coordination of forces across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Speech technologies are critical components of C4ISR systems, but their efficiency is challenged in environments where communication is distorted by noise or interference, such as VHF/UHF radio channels.

Functionalities such as speech activity detection, language identification, speech recognition and keyword detection enable automated monitoring of radio communications, allowing for rapid extraction of critical intelligence and identification of keywords. They can also facilitate multi-language translation, ensuring seamless coordination among allied forces. However, existing solutions for civil applications fall short when faced with the numerous challenging and constraints of processing military communications and interceptions.

Vocapia's speech technologies can be efficiently adapted to the characteristics of the audio data and environment constraints of military operations. This was successfully demonstrated in the EDF 2021 ALADAN project in which our systems were integrated in a team awareness toolkit (TAK). TAK systems are essential and are used by military forces to track and manage ongoing operations, coordinate activities, and share real-time updates.

Support for audio processing enables capabilities to analyze battlefield voice communications, along with real-time geospatial mapping of events and locations. Speech processing enhances decision-making by filtering relevant battlefield information and reducing cognitive load for operators. Additionally, voice-command interfaces can be developed to streamline operations, allowing hands-free interaction with mission-critical systems, improving efficiency and responsiveness in high-pressure environments. Vocapia's software suite is designed to integrate seamlessly with existing C4ISR infrastructures, ensuring compatibility and ease of use for military personnel.


Other applications: Multilingual Audio Indexing, Transcription of Speeches, Teleconference Transcription, Subtitling, Telephone Speech Analytics, Avionics, Speaker Diarization.