Battle Command on the Move

Abstract

Battle Command on the Move (BCOTM) is a revolutionary capability that provides current and future combined arms commanders all of the information resident in their command posts, and the required communications necessary to command and control their combined arms team on the move, or at a short halt, from any vantage point on the joint battlefield. The purpose of the BCOTM effort was to convert five M-7 Bradley Fire Support Team (BFIST) vehicles into BCOTM systems. Three operator workstations and an extensive Mission Equipment Package (MEP) were integrated into the five BFIST platforms to provide a common operational picture and enable Situational Understanding (SU) while on the move. The integration team consisted of three groups who worked together for 2 months to complete the system from the concept until the final hand off to the 4th Infantry Division (ID), Fort Hood, TX. The program was extremely successful and has led to further advancements in battle command on the move.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA466138

Entities

People

  • Joseph Kobsar
  • Rebecca Morley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Ammunition
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Artillery
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fire Support
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Light Armored Vehicles
  • Mobile Phones
  • Radio Equipment
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.

Technology Areas

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