Yalta: A Secure Collaborative Space for Dynamic Coalitions

Dynamic coalitions are the means through which a group of entities with common interest collaborate to achieve significant mission objectives. The coalition participants are often distributed across geographic areas, have different levels of technological capability, and have language and cultural barriers to effective communications. In the information age, the execution of all the coalition functions will be heavily mediated through information technologies. The purpose of our effort is to develop, demonstrate and deliver a scalable, reliable, and survivable application platform that enables efficient formation, operation, and management of secure dynamic coalitions suitable for the military environ-