Acquisition of the Battlefield Combat Identification System

Abstract

The Battlefield Combat Identification System (BCIS), an Army Acquisition Category II program, is a secure question and answer system that performs active identification of friendly targets to minimize fratricide on the battlefield. The Army initiated the program to correct battlefield combat identification deficiencies following Operation Desert Storm. The Army has primarily focused the BCIS on ground-to-ground vehicle, friend or foe identification and plans to procure 1,169 BCIS units to equip multiple vehicles in the 4th Infantry Division. The Army procurement objective is 16,414 BCIS units at an estimated life-cycle cost of $918.5 million through FY 2025 in FY 1999 dollars.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA388139

Entities

People

  • Jack D. Snider
  • John E. Meling
  • Mary L. Ugone
  • Susan J. Lippolis
  • Thomas F. Gimble

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Procurement
  • Command And Control
  • Congress
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Financial Management
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Governments
  • Identification Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Operations
  • Situational Awareness
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Verification Tests
  • Warfare

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