# Raft Warfighting Data Model (v1)

The Raft Warfighting Data Model (WDM) is a structured data model for
tactical command and control. It provides a shared language for capturing
the operational picture: what exists in the battlespace, what is being
done about it, and why.

The model is designed for explicit interoperability. External references
and typed payloads allow WDM records to bridge to other tactical data
models, including OMS UCI messages, Cursor on Target (CoT) events,
GCCS-J tracks, and others. See [INTEROP.md](INTEROP.md) for the adapter
pattern and level-of-fidelity tradeoffs.

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.
