ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Battlefield Airborne Communications Node

So, imagine you and your friends are playing a game of hide and seek in a big park with lots of trees and bushes. You can't see your friends because they are hiding, but you want to find them.

Now, let's say you have a really special tool that helps you communicate with other people in the park. This tool is called a walkie-talkie. With this walkie-talkie, you can talk to your friends even if you can't see them.

The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) is kind of like a giant walkie-talkie for the military. It helps different parts of the military talk to each other, even if they are far apart or can't see each other.

Just like how you can't see your friends when they are hiding, sometimes military units can't see each other because they are in different places, or there are things like mountains or forests in the way. But with BACN, they can talk to each other and work together, even if they are far apart.

BACN is basically a flying machine that's carrying lots of communication tools, like radios and computers. It flies high up in the sky so it can reach more places and talk to more people. It's like having a really big walkie-talkie that can reach really far!

So, just like how you use your walkie-talkie to find your friends in the park, BACN helps the military find and communicate with each other, even in tricky situations or far away places.