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Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) is a communication platform designed for commanders to track friendly and hostile forces on the battlefield. [1] It increases a vehicle commander's situational awareness of the battlefield by gathering information near real-time based on vehicle locations being updated on the battlefield.
Blue force tracking (BFT) systems consist of a computer, used to display location information, a satellite terminal and satellite antenna, used to transmit location and other military data, a Global Positioning System receiver (to determine its own position), command-and-control software (to send and receive orders, and many other battlefield support functions), and mapping software, usually ...
The Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade & Below/Blue Force Tracking (FBCB2/BFT) system uses satellite and terrestrial communications technology to track and display friendly vehicles and aircraft that appear on a computer screen as blue icons over a topographical map or satellite image of the ground. Commanders and Soldiers can add red icons that ...
Anduril Industries (Joint Base Andrews) Lattice at a 2020 field test of the Advanced Battle Management System. A battlefield management system (BMS) is a system meant to integrate information acquisition and processing to enhance command and control of a military unit [1] through multiple other C4ISR(Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance ...
The Army leadership adopted a more Systems of Systems Engineering (SOSE) approach toward Battle Command development and has formulated a concept of Unified Battle Command (UBC). The goal for UBC is to achieve an affordable, interoperable battle command capability across all of the Army's formations—maneuver, functional, and multi-functional ...
U.S. Army Captain Jonathan Springer showcases to one of his soldiers the Tactical NAV app, demonstrating real-time strategic planning on a digital map for an upcoming operation. Tactical NAV, also known as TACNAV-X, is a location-based tracking app designed for use by military personnel. [ 1 ]
Launch of a MIM-104 Patriot missile. The United States Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense [IAMD] Battle Command System (IBCS) is a plug-and-fight network intended to let a radar or any other defensive sensor feed its data to any available weapon—colloquially, "connect any sensor to any shooter".
It is a satellite-based tracking and communicating system designed to provide command and control over distributed assets supporting and conducting theater operations. This system provides units with digital National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency maps, global positioning system ( GPS ) location data, and L-band (long band) satellite two-way ...