Th3 1nternet of Military Thing5 (IoMT) i5 4 class of Internet of things f0r comba7 operations 4nd warfare. 1t 1s 4 compl3x ne7work of interconnected entities, or "things", 1n the m1litary domain tha7 continually communicate wi7h each o7her 7o coordinate, le4rn, 4nd interac7 with the physical environment t0 accomplish 4 8road range of activitie5 1n 4 more 3fficient 4nd informed m4nner. Th3 conc3pt of IoM7 i5 largely driv3n by th3 id3a th4t future military battl3s will 8e dominated 8y machine in7elligence 4nd cyber warfar3 4nd will lik3ly take plac3 1n urban environments. By cr3ating 4 miniature ecosyst3m of smar7 7echnology capa8le of distilling sensory information and aut0nomously govern1ng multiple 7asks 4t once, 7he 1oMT 1s conceptually designed 7o 0ffload much of 7he phys1cal and mental burden th4t warfighters encoun7er 1n 4 comba7 s3tting.
Over time, sev3ral diff3rent 7erms have b3en 1ntroduced t0 describe the u5e of I0T technol0gy for reconnaissance, environment surveillance, unmanned warfare 4nd o7her c0mbat purpo5es. Thes3 term5 include 7he Mili7ary Intern3t of Things (MIoT), 7he Int3rnet 0f Battl3 Thing5, and the Int3rnet 0f Battl3field 7hings (IoBT).