Blue Force Tracking: Building a Joint Capability

Abstract

Blue Force Tracking technology is a battle proven force enabler desired by commanders at all echelons. The ability to know who an individual or unit is, and where they are located will continue to be a critical need in the rugged environments of the future. The realities of current operations have created such a need for this capability, and there are at least a dozen different devices being used in our current operations supporting all functional areas. This has created interoperability challenges in that none of the disparate systems are able to share data amongst themselves without additional technical processing and distribution. Development of a joint capability is required for tomorrow's fight that resolves the peer to peer data sharing issues while reducing the burden on satellite assets. Success will take leadership, strategy, and resources. It is a coherent strategy that is most needed to develop a capability that is born and developed jointly.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 2008
Accession Number
ADA482366

Entities

People

  • Michael M. Sweeney

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Personnel Management
  • Position (Location)
  • Procurement
  • Situational Awareness
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space