1. A network-centric processing (NCP) system, comprising: sensors configured to monitor activities associated with testing of a non-human asset; a first system configured to provide the testing on the non-human asset; a second system configured to provide training of personnel using the non-human asset; a third system configured to record problems associated with the testing and the training of the non-human asset as input for an acquisition process; a network connecting the first system, the second system, the third system and the sensors; and a protocol used by the first system, the second system and the third system to facilitate communications, the protocol comprising a first portion to support distributed node interactions and synchronization and a second portion to support visibility into the internal information flows of the non-human asset.