Combined Arms Planning and Execution-monitoring System Integration into Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) (Army)
Abstract
This program addresses an emerging requirement for a planning capability to reside within Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2). In Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), FBCB2 has emerged as a critical Command and Control (C2) system in both traditional and asymmetrical warfare environments. However, FBCB2 does not currently contain planning software. Both the current FBCB2 Operational Requirements Document and the draft Capabilities Development Document for the Joint Battle Command Platform (JBCP) cite requirements for decision support aids, mission planning/rehearsal, mission execution and the ability to interface with onboard/system-specific Command Control and Communication (C3) tools. Outputs and efficiencies include: The output of this program is to provide an automated planning and execution tracking capability within FBCB2. The planning capability will be derived from Combined Arms Planning and Execution-monitoring System (CAPES) and the emphasis is placed at the tactical level, allowing lower echelon commanders to provide task status reporting vertically through the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) architecture. The planning and execution tracking will provide a total situational awareness through the sharing of subordinate unit and sister unit plans. Goals/Metrics: (1) Percentage reduction in the time to develop combat plans (goal is 35 percent reduction); (2) Percentage increase in the ability to monitor execution, assess effects, and adapt (goal is 25 percent); (3) Percentage increase to track execution at allowing lower echelon commanders to provide task status, reporting vertically through the C4ISR architecture (goal is 90 percent). (4) Percentage increase in the ability to support Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) through movement planning tools that consider man-made obstacles, infrastructure and total situational awareness through the sharing of subordinate unit and sister unit plans (goal is 20 percent). This is a two year effort with the completed package delivery within FBCB2/Joint Battle Command Platform (JBCP) software baseline and installed on all platforms for SoftWare Blocking (SWB) 4 (expected to be 44,000 platforms). TTI accelerates the transition of this capability by two years.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 1fe297abb1bb01ff07bed9f6f4d342d4