Fire Support Planning System (FSPS): A Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS), Windows-Based, Wireless Approach

Abstract

Given the rapid rate of today's technological changes and in an environment of austere budgets, DoD faces a significant challenge relating to hardware and software. This joint thesis explores two major issues. First, whether commercial off the shelf (COTS) software development tools in conjunction with the Rapid Application Development (RAD) software development methodology can be used to deliver meaningful applications for the warfighter. Second, this thesis describes an overview of the commercial wireless technologies available today and whether these technologies could enhance the capabilities of the Marine Corps tactical communications architecture to transmit RAD/Win32 compliant software applications. As a specific demonstration case, the authors developed the Fire Support Planning System (FSPS) software which would ride on top of the Marine Corps' Command and Control Personal Computer (C2PC) application.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA370852

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Burke
  • Richard C. Lykins

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Communication Channels
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Digital Communications
  • Information Systems
  • Local Area Networks
  • Mobile Devices
  • Multiple Access
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Software Development
  • Software Development Tools

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control