Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below (FBCB2)

Abstract

Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) consists of FBCB2 and Joint Battle Command - Platforms (JBC-P) hardware and software. Joint Battle Command - Platforms (JBC-P), which includes Blue Force Tracking and Army Aviation, provides true Joint force Command and Control (C2) Situational Awareness (SA) and communications (e.g., terrestrial, celestial) capability at the platform level through command center locations (e.g., Network Operations Centers, Theater Operation Commands (TOCs), Brigade Command Posts) and enables mission accomplishment across the entire spectrum of Joint military operations. JBC-P serves as the cornerstone for Joint Blue Force Situational Awareness (JBFSA). It provides continuous near-real-time identification of friendly locations to populate the Joint Common Operating Picture (JCOP). Joint Battle Command - Platforms (JBC-P) enhances Joint Combat Identification to increase combat effectiveness and reduces fratricide in a secure environment. It enables Joint, net-centric C2/Battle Command by seamlessly passing/sharing relevant information vertically and horizontally, within all levels of command, regardless of Service unit hierarchy. In addition to utilizing the existing FBCB2/BFT system, JBC-P system hardware consists of a family of computers (e.g., handhelds, tablets, ruggedized computers, beacons and in-dash computers), communications equipment (e.g., satellite transceivers/antennas), encryption devices (e.g., KGV-72), and ancillary equipment (e.g., Mission Data Loader, Disk Duplicator, cables, installation kits, etc.). $3.748 million was programmed for FY11 RDTE to pay for JBC-P C2/SA Convergence.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Source ID
0203759A_7_2040_PB_2013
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Army Aviation
  • Command And Control
  • Command Centers
  • Computers
  • Convergence
  • Engineering
  • Identification
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • Military Research
  • Platforms
  • Situational Awareness
  • Software Development
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space

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