Battlefield Automation: Army Air Defense Command and Control System Acquisition and Budget Issues

Abstract

The FAAD c21 system is intended to provide an automated command and control capability for commanders to control the use of short-range air defense weapons. The system is designed to automatically acquire and identify incoming aircraft and provide aircraft targeting and trackinginformation to forward air defense battalions. The FM ~21 program consists of four distinct segments: the automated command and controlarchitecture (basic CZ), ground sensor, aerial sensor, and aircraft identification.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 28, 1987
Accession Number
AD1154170

Entities

People

  • Frank C. Conahan

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Artillery
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Estimates
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Forward Areas
  • Government Furnished Equipment
  • Procurement
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Software Development
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3