Editing Tank (section)

====Cold War era====
[[File:MerkavaMk4 ZE001m.jpg|thumb|[[Merkava]] Mark 4 [[main battle tank]] is equipped with a digital C4IS battle-management system.]]
On the modern battlefield an [[intercom]] mounted in the crew helmet provides internal communications and a link to the [[communications network|radio network]], and on some tanks an external intercom on the rear of the tank provides communication with co-operating infantry. Radio networks employ radio [[voice procedure]] to minimize confusion and "chatter".
A recent {{when|date=January 2013}} development in AFV [[Equipment of the Italian Army|equipment]] and doctrine is integration of information from the [[fire control system]], [[laser rangefinder]], [[Global Positioning System]] and terrain information via [[Electromagnetic pulse|hardened]] military specification [[electronics]] and a [[computer networks|battlefield network]] to display information on enemy targets and friendly units on a [[computer monitor|monitor]] in the tank. The sensor data can be sourced from nearby tanks, planes, [[Unmanned aerial vehicles|UAVs]] or, in the future infantry (such as the US [[Future Force Warrior]] project). This improves the tank commander's [[situational awareness]] and ability to [[navigate]] the battlefield and select and engage targets. In addition to easing the reporting burden by automatically logging all orders and actions, orders are sent via the network with text and graphical overlays. This is known as [[Network-centric warfare]] by the US, [[Network Enabled Capability]] (UK) or [[Digital Army (IDF)|Digital Army Battle Management System]] צי"ד (Israel). Advanced battle tanks, including the [[K2 Black Panther|K-2 Black Panther]], have taken up the first major step forward in adopting a fully [[radar integrated Fire Control System]] which allows it to detect tanks from a further distance and identify it as a friend-or-foe as well as increasing the tank's accuracy as well as its capability to lock onto tanks.