# Raft Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) Warfighting Data Model (WDM)

The Raft Warfighting Data Model (WDM) is a structured data model for
tactical command and control, composed for the U.S. Army's Next
Generation Command and Control (NGC2) program. It provides a shared
language for capturing the operational picture: what exists in the
battlespace, and what is being done about it.

The model is designed for explicit interoperability. External
identifiers and provenance metadata allow WDM records to bridge to
other tactical data models and source systems, including OMS UCI
messages, Cursor on Target (CoT) events, AIS, ADS-B, Link-16 track
reports, and GCCS-J.

Ontology alignment with BFO and the Common Core Ontologies (CCO)
provides a formal semantic foundation, enabling WDM records to
participate in cross-domain knowledge representation and reasoning
alongside other DoW and IC ontology-aligned systems.

The Raft Data Platform (RDP) provides the runtime for this model. RDP
offers a federated data catalog, eventually-consistent mesh
replication, data governance and distribution policies, and related
platform services. WDM defines the structure, while RDP handles
storage, transport, and access control. Every record carries security
markings, provenance, and replication metadata so that data can be
trusted, attributed, and shared across classification boundaries and
disconnected networks.
