Argus—Multi-Domain C4ISR and Live Common Operating Picture | Powered by Qt
Built in partnership with Siili Auto, Argus is a working prototype of a C4ISR software stack designed for modern, multi-domain mission planning.
One Codebase Across Every Platform
While traditional C4ISR programs maintain separate codebases per device, multiplying RnD cost and integration risk, Argus runs the same QML application logic across all devices—synchronized in real time via Qt MQTT with less than 50ms latency on a local network.
While maintaining a consistent experience across devices, Qt's cross-platform capabilities reduce duplicate work, hardware dependency, and risk of chip shortage.
Real-Time, Multi-Domain Common Operating Picture
While competing technologies traditionally struggle to build data-dense, real-time visualization, Qt merges into a single coherent COP a variety of data sources:
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2D tactical overlays (ArcGIS Maps SDK for Qt),
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3D terrain rendering with satellite imagery,
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drone live video feeds,
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real-time entity tracking.
Map symbols conform to the NATO APP-6 and MIL-STD-2525 standards.
Native Mapping with Esri ArcGIS Maps SDK for Qt
Argus 2D map runs on ArcGIS Maps SDK for Qt, Esri’s native mapping SDK, which is built on Qt 6. Because the map engine and the Argus interface share one framework, the base map, tactical overlays, and live entity tracks render in one native application, with no web component between them.
Argus bundles its own map data on the device, so the 2D map needs no online map service and stays usable when communications are lost.
The SDK renders MIL-STD-2525 symbology natively, and the same application can connect to ArcGIS services when a program requires them.
Qt has been a key partner of Esri for many years. Qt’s cross-platform capabilities enable our customers to quickly create and deploy native ArcGIS apps across Windows, Linux, macOS, Android and iOS.
Secure by Design, with Encrypted Connectivity
With command and telemetry data flowing over encrypted Qt MQTT (local Mosquitto server), and live drone ISR feeds transmitted over encrypted RTSP via Qt Multimedia, every data channel in Argus is secured.
The architecture is designed for offline-first resilience with 3D terrain data cached locally via ArcGIS, ensuring the COP remains operational even without network connectivity.