Blockchain on the Battlefield: A Deployable Edge Platform for Secure, Real-Time Data Sharing

Built for extreme conditions, this microkernel-based blockchain platform enables secure, decentralized data exchange in tactical edge environments—without relying on cloud infrastructure. By combining a lightweight Ethereum chain with IPFS for off-chain storage and intelligent caching, it delivers 15-second block times, 10MB ledger growth over 5.75 hours, and rock-solid resilience under intermittent connectivity.