Joint Battle Command - Platform (JBC-P)
Abstract
The Joint Battle Command - Platform (JBC-P) program is the cornerstone of Joint Forces Command and Control (C2) Situational Awareness (SA) and communications. JBC-P includes a network which enables the movement of data and provides secure Blue Force Tracking (BFT) capability in Platforms and Command Posts, providing soldiers and commanders a map-based Common Operating Picture of the battlefield, as a result, reducing fratricide. PdM JBC-P, under PM Mission Command (MC), is collaborating with the Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center's (CERDEC) Space and Terrestrial Communications Directorate (S&TCD) on evolving BFT network. Systems engineering studies/planning activities are underway to develop the evolution path of the BFT network. In addition, there are two RDT&E contractual efforts underway for FY 2018 and FY 2019 that will aid in assessing the feasibility of reusing existing BFT-2 transceivers (hardware) and replacing it with advanced, government owned hardware/software. The goal is to have a BFT-3, full and open solicitation to industry, ready for FY 2020. To better understand how potential changes to the BFT network would affect overall operations, funding was increased in both FY17 and FY18 to assist PdM JBC-P to fully model the operational BFT network; S&TCD is working on developing a model of the current BFT-2 waveform to test in the BFT portion of their Network Test Lab. This Test Lab provides the Government the ability to test proposed fixes, conduct regression testing of future Software and Firmware releases, and replicate any problems the system may experience without impacting the operational network. FORSCOM users have identified a need for an expeditionary JBC-P capability to better connect the Lower Tactical Internet (LTI) to the BFT network when dismounted. PdM JBC-P has partnered with CERDEC's Command, Power and Integration Directorate to developed capability.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 593_0604805A_5_2040_PB_2019
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