Joint Force Protection Advanced Security System (JFPASS)
Abstract
The Joint Requirements Oversight Council validated the capability need for JFPASS in FY 2008. JFPASS addresses the validated problem that current force protection technologies and concepts of operation do not provide a comprehensive, effective, and sustainable Joint force protection capability. Fielded systems do not provide comprehensive situation awareness, absorb too much manpower, and are too costly with many variants and redundancies. The outcome of JFPASS is to demonstrate and transition an integrated joint force protection Command and Control architecture, providing rapid situation awareness where needed, decision support, and more effective force protection with reduced workload through systems integration. The primary outputs and efficiencies to be demonstrated in the JCTD are: 1) numbers of currently distinct force protection systems that are integrated for common situation awareness; 2) decreased time required to provide situation awareness to all in chain of command with force protection response missions; 3) decrease in operations center manning and workload required to maintain force protection situation awareness and manage situation responses. JFPASS is a 3-year project sponsored by US European Command. The project will conduct an initial demonstration and limited assessment after one year, to be followed by in-theater installations and operational utility assessment in the second year. Army, Navy, and Air Force force protection experts are participating and contributing funding and expertise to the demonstration of this Joint force protection capability. The US Navy is providing the Technical Manager, US Air Force provides the deputy Technical Manager, and US Army provides the Transition Manager. This project is aligned with the Joint Staff Installation Unit Base Integrated Protection Capabilities Based Assessment process.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 07ec5c51ba0ddc48edb966c52cbde264