HOR Battlefld Digitizn
Abstract
Horizontal Battlefield Digitization is a strategy that allows warfighters, from the individual soldier and platform to echelons above corps, to share critical situation awareness (SA) and command and control (C2) information. It conducts analysis and evaluation of new information technologies, concepts, and applications of integrated management activities to meet the dynamic Army acquisition technology requirements. The strategy applies digital information technologies to acquire exchange and employ data throughout the operational environment, and provides a clear and accurate common operational picture for leaders at all levels. This timely sharing of information significantly improves the ability of commanders and leaders to quickly make decisions, synchronize forces and fires, and increase the operational tempo. Digitization is a means of realizing a fully integrated C2/SA capability to the platoon level, including interoperability links with joint and multi-national ground forces. The major efforts included in the program element are: 1) Integration and synchronization of the Army's interoperability efforts, coordination of interoperability efforts between joint and multi-national forces, and the synchronization of combat material and training efforts to develop Army information technologies. 2) Systems engineering and integration of hardware and software interfaces between and across the warfighting functions and across multiple Program Executive Offices, providing System of Systems (SOS) integration capabilities that satisfy warfighter requirements and enable the execution of mission operations by providing one Common Operational Picture (COP)/Common Tactical Picture (CTP). 3) Support fielding of integrated systems to Active and Reserve Components (USARNG and USAR) in accordance with Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN). 4) Support the Army Equipping Enterprise System (AE2S) integration of the Force Development Investment Information System (FDIIS), Army Flow Model (AFM) and the Continuous Early Validation (CEaVa) programs into a single integrated system. This supports the Army's Equipment Modernization Strategy, Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) and consolidates capabilities to gain efficiencies. IAW the National Defense Authorization Act 804 and support of OSD's report to Congress, the Army is poised to implement the "Agile Business Process" that will result in an iterative and incremental approach to software development and hardware/software capability integration. This process will improve effectiveness in the identification, assessment and acquisition of capability solutions for the Army.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 374_0203758A_7_2040_PB_2015
Related Documents
- Root: Digitization
- Child Accomplishment: Interoperability Assessment
- Child Accomplishment: SA/C2
- Child Accomplishment: Ditization Technical Integration
- Child Accomplishment: AE2S Software
- Child Accomplishment: Joint & Coalition Interoperability
- Child Accomplishment: Academic Research
- Child Accomplishment: Cross-platform development
- Child Cost Item: bdcff8e780a7b8f55f5804347e1a30de