BLOCKCHAIN RESILIENT COMMUNICATION IN MILITARY: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

This paper provides a systematic literature review on blockchain resilient communication in the military. The aim is to investigate the current state of blockchain technology and its applications blockchain resilient communication in military perspectives. To this end, the theoretical underpinnings of numerous research papers published in high-impact academic journals over the past decade, along with several reports from the grey literature, are included in this review to facilitate our assessment and capture the ever-expanding blockchain resilient communication in military settings. Based on a structured, systematic review and thematic content analysis of the discovered literature, we present a comprehensive classification of blockchain resilient communication applications in various domains such as IoT, privacy, and data management, and introduce key themes, trends, and emerging research areas. We also highlight the shortcomings identified in the relevant literature, in particular the limitations of blockchain in robust communication technology and how these limitations play out in the military environment.