GUNPACS (Overwatch)
Abstract
Overwatch is a new capability development effort which seeks to leverage technology and new ideas to fill ground combat and interagency capability gaps. Notably, Overwatch will build on the ground work and past successes of Project Wolf Pack by continuing to maximize the utilization of capabilities and technologies developed and transitioned under that program. Within this framework, Overwatch will be the umbrella project containing multiple initiatives seeking to aggressively cultivate and leverage emerging technologies and concepts to counter the current and future challenges characteristic of the irregular warfare environment. Projects will be oriented towards increasing war fighter effectiveness on the battlefield and/or the development/enhancement of “whole of government” irregular warfare capability. Specifically, the capability development effort will focus on two lines of operation to guide the growth of timely, sustainable, and deployable solutions for identified and anticipated requirements inside the formal acquisition process. The first line of operation will involve examination of interagency capabilities by pursuing concept experimentation/ validation, interoperability enhancements and command and control development. The second line of operation will focus on ground, and ground combat, capabilities particularly command and control, force protection, situational awareness, and networked, cooperative engagement. The end-state for each line of operation will be practical solutions suitable for transition. These include completed operational assessments, equipment prototypes, or validated concepts which can be used to inform and drive formal procurement processes and/or policy decisions. Project Overwatch currently contains three subordinate projects: the Law Enforcement Capabilities Project, the Gunslinger Package for Advanced Convoy Security (GunPACS), and Interagency Border Security. •Gunslinger Package for Advanced Convoy Security (GunPACS): The Gunslinger Package for Advanced Convoy Security is a system built on the USMC Medium Tactical Replacement Vehicle (MTVRs) platform that provides enhanced situational awareness and cooperative engagement capabilities for ground and combat logistics elements in Afghanistan. This technology provides accurate targeting solutions to small unit and logistics convoy vehicle crews enabling them to effectively engage hostile shooters with remote weapons while remaining under armor. The objective of this effort is to provide clear, unambiguous data on the location of hostile forces in the vicinity of the small unit equipped with the GunPACS system. GunPACS will utilize 360-degree camera coverage, acoustic shot detection, and networked data fusion technology to determine shooter location information. This information is used by the crew to designate targets for the remote weapons mount to enable vehicle crews to engage hostiles while remaining under armor. Networked data fusion allows for a cooperative engagement capability, providing for more accurate and effective return fires. Additionally, the ability of convoy units to defend themselves will reduce the need for additional combat support for logistics convoys, potentially freeing those assets for active combat operations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 614584939b5c5a17806e667d1b2f58f0
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