The Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System Proves Successful in Battle

Abstract

While Operation Iraqi Freedom remains ongoing, one initial military success is the operation of the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) in preventing friendly fire accidents in missions covering hundreds of miles of territory and hundreds of maneuvering combat units. With the AFATDS , robust communication architecture, the entire theatre was provided with a common understanding of the battlefield fire support situation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA574316

Entities

People

  • Pamela Pierce Palmer

Organizations

  • Ogden Air Logistics Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fire Support
  • Friendly Fire
  • Iraqi-War
  • Marine Corps
  • Munitions
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Software Development
  • Tactical Data Systems
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Strategic Security Studies