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TO THE READER:

In the 21st Century, The Army will continue to serve the nation as it has for more than two cen-turies. Our soldiers will enable America to fulfill its world leadership responsibilities of safeguard-ing our national interests, and when required, fighting and winning our Nations wars.

We are committed to provide the soldiers who serve our nation with the materiel required todecisively accomplish their missions anywhere in the world at any time. The Army must bedeployable, agile, versatile, lethal, survivable and sustainable. By investing in and developing sys-tems that meet this requirement, The Army will continue to excel across the broad spectrum ofcombat and non-combat operations and successfully answer any call to duty.

In order to achieve its Vision, The Army has set out to transform itself, moving rapidly towardnew concepts and equipment for the 21st Century Army.

This handbook represents the best available equipment for the year 2000 and outlines the majorprograms to equip the Army of the 21st Century. We hope that you find this book a valuable andinformative reference source.

Paul J. Kern

Lieutenant General, GSMilitary Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of theArmy (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)

Paul J. Hoeper

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

How to Use This Book ..........................................................................................................................................................................VIIIAcquisition Phases ....................................................................................................................................................................................IXIntroduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................1

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Information Dominance ................................................................................................................................................................6Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) ................................................................................................................8Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM)/Common Missile Warning System (CMWS)......................................10Air/Missile Defense Planning and Control System (AMDPCS)(WRAP Candidate) ....................................................................12Airborne Reconnaissance Low (ARL) ..............................................................................................................................................14All Source Analysis System (ASAS) ..................................................................................................................................................16Anti-personnel Landmine Alternative Program ..............................................................................................................................18Army Airborne Command and Control System (A2C2S)................................................................................................................20Army Battle Command System (ABCS)............................................................................................................................................22Army Data Distribution System (ADDS)EPLRS/NTDRS ..........................................................................................................24Army Data Distribution System (ADDS)JTIDS/MIDS ................................................................................................................26Army Key Management System (AKMS) ........................................................................................................................................28Automatic Chemical Agent Detector/Alarm (ACADA) ..................................................................................................................30Battlefield Combat Identification System (BCIS) ............................................................................................................................32Comanche ..........................................................................................................................................................................................34Combat Identification for the Dismounted Soldier (CIDDS) ........................................................................................................36Combat Service Support Control System (CSSCS) ........................................................................................................................38Command and Control Vehicle (C2V) ............................................................................................................................................40Common Hardware Systems (CHS) ................................................................................................................................................42Counter Intelligence/Human Intelligence (CI/HUMINT) Automated Tools Set (CHATS)........................................................44Digital Topographic Support System (DTSS) (WRAP Candidate) ................................................................................................46Firefinder (AN/TPQ-36 (V)8) ..........................................................................................................................................................48Firefinder (AN/TPQ-47) ..................................................................................................................................................................50Force XXI Battle Command Brigade-and-Below (FBCB2) ............................................................................................................52Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control and Intelligence (FAADC2I)................................................................................54Global Command and Control SystemArmy (GCCS-A) ..............................................................................................................56Global Positioning System (GPS) ....................................................................................................................................................58Grenadier Beyond Line-of-Sight Reporting and Targeting (BRAT) (GB) (WRAP Candidate) ....................................................60Guardrail/Common Sensor (GR/CS) ..............................................................................................................................................62Integrated Meteorological System (IMETS) ....................................................................................................................................64Integrated System Control (ISYSCON) ..........................................................................................................................................66Joint Biological Point Detection System (JBPDS) ..........................................................................................................................68

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Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD) ..........................................................................................................................................70Joint Collection Management Tools (JCMT) ..................................................................................................................................72Joint Service Lightweight NBC Reconnaissance System (JSLNBCRS) ........................................................................................74Joint Service Lightweight Stand-off Chemical Agent Detector (JSLSCAD)..................................................................................76Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) Common Ground Station (CGS) ................................................78Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) ............................................................................................................................................80Joint Tactical Terminal (JTT)............................................................................................................................................................82Joint Warning and Reporting Network (JWARN) ..........................................................................................................................84Kiowa Warrior....................................................................................................................................................................................86Lightweight Forward Entry Device (LFED)/Forward Entry Device (FED) ................................................................................88Maneuver Control System (MCS) ....................................................................................................................................................90Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM)EHF ............................................................................................................92Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM)UHF/SHF/TACSAT..................................................................................94Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance System (NBCRS)-Fox ....................................................................................96Profiler ................................................................................................................................................................................................98Prophet ............................................................................................................................................................................................100Sentinel ............................................................................................................................................................................................102Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) ............................................................................................104Standard Army Management Information Systems (STAMIS) ....................................................................................................106Standardized Integrated Command Post (SICPS)..........................................................................................................................108Suite of Integrated Radio Frequency Countermeasures (SIRFC)AN/ALQ-211 ........................................................................110Tactical Endurance Synthetic Aperture Radar (TESAR) ..............................................................................................................112Tactical Exploitation System (TES) ................................................................................................................................................114Tactical High Speed Data Network (THSDN)..............................................................................................................................116Tactical Operations Centers (TOCs) ..............................................................................................................................................118Tactical Quiet Generators (TQG) ..................................................................................................................................................120Tactical Simulation Interface Unit (TSIU) (WRAP Candidate)....................................................................................................122Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV)....................................................................................................................................124Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS) ......................................................................................................................................................126Warfighter Information NetworkTerrestrial (WIN-T) Switches ................................................................................................128Warfighter Information NetworkTerrestrial (WIN-T) Tech Insertion ......................................................................................130Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations (ACTD) and Advanced Technology Demonstrations (ATD) ........................132

Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) ACTD........................................................................................................132Rapid Terrain Visualization (RTV) ACTD ............................................................................................................................132Theater Precision Strike Operations (TPSO) ACTD ............................................................................................................133Air/Land Enhanced Reconnaissance and Targeting (ALERT) ATD ....................................................................................134Advanced Night Vision Goggles (ANVG) ATD ....................................................................................................................134Battlespace Command and Control (BC2) ATD ....................................................................................................................134Command Post XXI (CP XXI) ATD ......................................................................................................................................135Integrated Situation Awareness and Targeting (ISAT) ATD ..................................................................................................135

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Logistics Command and Control (Log C2) ATD ..................................................................................................................136Multi-function Staring Sensor Suite (MFS3) (ATD) ............................................................................................................136Multi-functional On-the-move Secure Adaptive Integrated Communications (MOSAIC) ATD ........................................136Multi-mission Common Modular Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Sensors (MMCMUAV) ATD ..............................................137Tactical Command and Control (C2) Protect ATD................................................................................................................137

Overmatch Capabilities ............................................................................................................................................................138Abrams ..............................................................................................................................................................................................140Air Warrior ......................................................................................................................................................................................142Apache Longbow..............................................................................................................................................................................144Armored Security Vehicle (ASV) ....................................................................................................................................................146Army Tactical Missile System (Army TACMS) Block I and IA ....................................................................................................148Army Tactical Missile System (Army TACMS) Block II and Brilliant Anti-Armor Submunition (BAT) ....................................150Avenger ............................................................................................................................................................................................152Bradley Fire Support Team (BFIST) Vehicle..................................................................................................................................154Bradley Linebacker ..........................................................................................................................................................................156Bradley M2 Infantry/M3 Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (IFV/CFV)....................................................................................................158Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT) ........................................................................................................................................160Crusader............................................................................................................................................................................................162Drivers Vision Enhancer (DVE) ....................................................................................................................................................164Excalibur 155mm Precision-Guided Extended Range Artillery Projectile Family ......................................................................166Grizzly ..............................................................................................................................................................................................168Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) ......................................................................................................................170Hercules............................................................................................................................................................................................172High Energy Laser System Test Facility (HELSTF) ....................................................................................................................174High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) ......................................................................................................................176Hornet ..............................................................................................................................................................................................178HYDRA 70 Rocket System..............................................................................................................................................................180Integrated Family of Test Equipment (IFTE) ................................................................................................................................182Interim Armored Vehicle (IAV) ......................................................................................................................................................184Javelin................................................................................................................................................................................................186Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST) ..................................................................................................188Land Warrior (LW)..........................................................................................................................................................................190Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR) ....................................................................................................................192Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System (LRAS3) ........................................................................................................194Longbow HELLFIRE ....................................................................................................................................................................196Mortar (120mm) ..............................................................................................................................................................................198Multi-Purpose Individual Munition/Short-Range Assault Weapon (MPIM/SRAW) ..................................................................200Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) ......................................................................................................................................202Night Vision (NV) Image Intensification (I2) ................................................................................................................................204

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Objective Individual Combat Weapon (OICW) ............................................................................................................................206PATRIOT ........................................................................................................................................................................................208Second Generation Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR)..................................................................................................................210Selectable Lightweight Attack Munition (SLAM)..........................................................................................................................212Sense and Destroy Armor (SADARM)............................................................................................................................................214Small Arms........................................................................................................................................................................................216Stinger ..............................................................................................................................................................................................218Striker ..............................................................................................................................................................................................220Tank Main Gun Ammunition ..........................................................................................................................................................222Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System ..............................................................................................................224TOW Fire and Forget (F&F)..........................................................................................................................................................226TOW Improved Target Acquisition System (ITAS) ......................................................................................................................228Wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................................................230XM777 Joint Lightweight 155mm Howitzer (LW155) ................................................................................................................232Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations (ACTD) and Advanced Technology Demonstrations (ATD) ........................234

Direct Fire Lethality (DFL) ATD............................................................................................................................................234Mine Hunter/Killer (MH/K) ATD..........................................................................................................................................234Precision Guided Mortar Munition (PGMM) ATD ..............................................................................................................235

Essential Research and Development/Leap Ahead ..........................................................................................................236Advanced Tank Armament System (ATAS) ....................................................................................................................................238Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense (LACMD) Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) ..............................................240Joint Transport Rotorcraft (JTR) ..................................................................................................................................................242Line-of-Sight Anti-Tank (LOSAT) ................................................................................................................................................244Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) ........................................................................................................................246National Missile Defense (NMD) ..................................................................................................................................................248Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL)..............................................................................................................................................250Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations (ACTD) and Advanced Technology Demonstrations (ATD) ........................252

Enhanced Coastal Trafficability and Sea State Mitigation (ECT/SSM) ATD ......................................................................252Future Scout and Cavalry System (FSCS) ATD......................................................................................................................252Objective Crew Served Weapon (OCSW) ATD ....................................................................................................................253

Recapitalization ..........................................................................................................................................................................254Black Hawk ......................................................................................................................................................................................256CH-47 Chinook/Improved Cargo Helicopter (CH-47F) ..............................................................................................................258Heavy Equipment Transporter System (HETS) ............................................................................................................................260Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical TruckLoad Handling System (HEMTT-LHS) ..................................................................262High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) ........................................................................................................264M113 Family of Vehicles (FOV) ....................................................................................................................................................266Paladin ..............................................................................................................................................................................................268

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Palletized Load System (PLS) ........................................................................................................................................................270Smoke Generator (M56 Coyote) ....................................................................................................................................................272

Contributing Capabilities..........................................................................................................................................................274Biological Vaccine Program/Joint Vaccine Acquisition Program (JVAP) ......................................................................................276Deployable Medical Systems (DEPMEDS)....................................................................................................................................278Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) ................................................................................................................................280Force Provider (FP) ........................................................................................................................................................................282Forward Repair System (FRS) (WRAP Candidate)........................................................................................................................284Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit (ROWPU) ..................................................................................................................286Soldier Support Systems ................................................................................................................................................................288Ultra Lightweight Camouflage Net Systems (ULCANS) ............................................................................................................290Research and Development (R&D) ................................................................................................................................................292

Medical Research and Development........................................................................................................................................292Combat Casualty Care, Advanced Technology/Telemedicine, Infectious Disease Research, Medical Chemical and Biological Defense, Congressionally-Directed Research

National Automotive Center (NAC)........................................................................................................................................294Rotorcraft Industry Technology Association (NRTC)............................................................................................................295Corps of Engineers Research and Development ....................................................................................................................296

Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Tele-engineering, Airfields and Pavements to Support Force Projection, Survivability and Protective Structures, Simplified Survivability Assessment (SSA), Advanced Large Area Tonedown (ALAT), Joint Modular Lighterage System (JMCS), Mobile Ballistic Research System (MBRS), Sustainment Engineering, Terrain, Sensor Performance Technologies,Training Lands, Environmental Quality: Subsurface Detection of Buried Unexploded Ordnance, Hazardous Waste Remediation of Army Sites, Risk/Hazard Assessment Tools for Military Unique Compounds

APPENDICES

Army Combat Organizations ..................................................................................................................................................................305Glossary ..................................................................................................................................................................................................307Top Fifty Contractors..............................................................................................................................................................................311Contractors by System ............................................................................................................................................................................313Contractors by State................................................................................................................................................................................317Points of Contact ....................................................................................................................................................................................325Index ........................................................................................................................................................................................................331

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ACQUISITION PHASES

Concept ExplorationThis phase typically consists of competitive, parallel short-termconcept studies. The focus of these efforts is to define and eval-uate the feasibility of alternative concepts and to provide a basisfor assessing relative merits of these concepts at the next mile-stone decision point. Analysis of alternatives are used as appro-priate to facilitate comparisons of alternative concepts. Themost promising system concepts are defined in terms of initial,broad objectives for cost, schedule, performance, softwarerequirements, opportunities for tradeoffs, overall acquisitionstrategy and test and evaluation strategy.

Program Definition and Risk ReductionDuring this phase, the program is defined as one or more con-cepts, design approaches, and/or parallel technologies are pur-sued as warranted. Assessments of the advantages and disadvan-tages of alternative concepts are refined. Prototyping, demon-strations and early operational assessments are considered andincluded as necessary to reduce risk so that technology, manu-facturing, and support risks are well in hand before the nextdecision point. Cost drivers, life-cycle cost estimates, cost per-formance trades, interoperability, and acquisition strategy alter-natives are considered to include evolutionary and incrementalsoftware development.

Engineering and Manufacturing DevelopmentThe primary objectives of this phase are to: translate the mostpromising design approach into a stable, interoperable, pro-ducible, supportable, and cost-effective design; validate themanufacturing or production process; and demonstrate systemcapabilities through testing. Low-rate initial production (LRIP)occurs while the engineering and manufacturing developmentphase is still continuing as test results and design fixes orupgrades are incorporated.

Production, Fielding/Deployment, and OperationalSupport

The objectives of this phase are to achieve an operational capa-bility that satisfies mission needs. Deficiencies encountered indevelopmental test and evaluation (DT&E) and initial opera-tional test and evaluation (IOTE) are resolved and fixes verified.During fielding/deployment and throughout operational sup-port, the potential for modifications to the fielded/deployed sys-tems continues.

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Todays EnvironmentAs the 21st Century dawns, the United States confronts a dynamicand uncertain international environment that poses complex chal-lenges. These include regional instabilities, terrorism, religious andethnic strife, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, andhumanitarian crises.

Above all, our military forces must safeguard our national interestsby fighting and winning our Nations wars. They must also enableAmerica to fulfill its global leadership responsibilitiesto make theworld a safer place. Thus, American military forces must be preparedto engage in varied and often nontraditional tasks, including nationbuilding, peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance.

Supporting National Military StrategyAmericas National Military Strategy (NMS) sets forth three keyobjectives for U.S. military forces:

Shape the international environment

Respond to the full spectrum of crises

Prepare now for an uncertain future

Shaping the international environment is accomplished throughdeterrence, peacetime engagement activities, and active participationand leadership in alliances. Deterrence rests on a potential adver-sarys perception of our capabilities and commitmentour ability tobring decisive military power to bear and our communicated willing-ness to do so.

The U.S. military will be called upon to respond to crises across afull spectrum of operations. Forces will be needed in joint, com-bined, and multinational formations for a variety of missions, extend-ing from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to majortheater wars (MTWs) that may involve the use of weapons ofmass destruction.

The U.S. military must be prepared to confront the challenges ofthis uncertain future. No matter what the mission, the United Statesmust be able to exercise the military superiority essential to ourglobal leadership.

The Armys RoleThe Army plays a critical role in supporting the NMS. Its job is toremain the preeminent land warfighting force in the world, to becapable of prompt and sustained land combat operations. The Armyis unique in its ability to put American soldiers on the ground, inharms way, to reassure friends and allies, and to deter potentialaggressors.

And, should deterrence fail, the Army must be prepared to conducttwo nearly simultaneous MTWs. The Army also supports theNations interests by conducting various humanitarian and peace

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operations, such as those in Bosnia and Kosovo. Currently, theArmy has 146,000 soldiers stationed or forward deployed in 90countries around the world.

The Army VisionThe Army will remain critical to the NMS. The vision for theArmy of the 21st Century calls for its transformation into a strate-gically responsive force that is dominant across the entire spectrumof operations. The Army Vision calls for forces that are responsive,deployable, agile, versatile, lethal, survivable, and sustainable.

Responsive

The Army will provide strategic responsiveness through forward-deployed forces, forward-positioned capabilities, engagement, and,when called for, force projection from the continental UnitedStates or any other location where needed capabilities reside.

Deployable

The Army will enhance its strategic mobility. We will develop thecapability to deploy a maneuver brigade anywhere in the world in96 hours, a full division in 120 hours, and five divisions in 30 days.Over the next year, we will begin to experiment with unit designsand equipment that improve the deployability of our heavy forcesand yet provide them with greater staying power than light units.

Agile and Versatile

The Army will transform its units and equipment to become moreagile and versatile. This involves the mental and physical agilityoperationally to move forces from stability and support operationsto warfighting and back. We will design into our organizationalstructures forces which will, with minimal adjustment and in mini-mum time, generate formations that can dominate at any point onthe spectrum of operations. We will also equip and train thoseorganizations for effectiveness in any of the missions that TheArmy has been asked to perform.

Our platforms will be smaller and lighter, yet lethal and survivable.They will have increased fuel efficiency and reliability. Newly cre-ated medium units, incorporating such systems and employing newdoctrine, will provide unmatched flexibility to enable them to excelacross the spectrum of combat and non-combat operations.

Lethal

Lethality calls for every element in the warfighting formation tobe capable of generating combat power and contributing decisivelyto the fight. We will retain todays light-force deployability whileproviding it with the lethality and mobility for decisive outcomesthat our heavy forces currently have. We will retain heavy-forcelethality through overmatch while providing it with deployabilityand employability in areas currently accessible only by light forces.

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As technology allows, we will begin to erase the distinctions betweenheavy and light forces and we will review our requirement for spe-cialty units and ensure they continue to evolve to meet the needs ofthe Nation.

Survivable

The Army will develop technology that provides maximum protec-tion to our forces at the individual soldier level, whether mounted ordismounted. Ground and air platforms will leverage the best combi-nation of low observable, ballistic protection, long range acquisitionand targeting, early attack, and higher first round hit and kill tech-nologies, using available smaller calibers.

Sustainable

The Army will aggressively reduce its logistics footprint and replen-ishment demand. This will require controlling the number of vehi-cles deployed, leveraging reach-back capabilities, and investing in asystem-of-systems approach to the weapons and equipment wedesign. This will revolutionize the manner in which we transport andsustain our people and materiel.

Achieving the Army VisionCurrently, Army forces are not optimally designed and organized tofully support this vision. Our heavy divisions, while effective in awide variety of combat and non-combat environments, requiretremendous resources to deploy and sustain. Our light forces, whilemore easily deployed and sustained, lack lethality, survivability, andtactical mobility.

In addition, changes in technology, particularly the proliferation ofinformation technologies, have led to changes in the nature of war-fare that present new risks and new opportunities. The Army intendsto keep pace with changes by incorporating new doctrine, organiza-tional changes and technology required to develop the envisionednew full-spectrum force. To stimulate development of doctrine andorganizational design, for example, we are examining options foroff-the-shelf equipment and will stand up our initial units withthese systems at Fort Lewis, Washington.

Even as we modernize to achieve the goals of the Army Vision, wemust maintain and improve the capability of those existing forcesthat provide the core of the Armys warfighting capability. Theseinclude upgraded variants of fielded equipment, such as the M1A2System Enhancement Program (SEP) tank and AH-64D LongbowApache helicopter, along with new systems, such as the HighlyMobile Artillery System (HIMARS) and the Comanche helicopter.These weapon systems integrate critical enhancements in commandand control, such as Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below,that will help to ensure combat overmatch for Army forces well intothe 21st Century.

We will continue to develop technologies that will provide the foun-dation for the Objective Force. That force will feature equipment ofunmatched capability, including the Future Combat System (FCS). Itwill benefit from the organizational and doctrinal lessons we learn inthe coming years. The result will be an Army that can respond rapid-ly and effectively, whatever the mission, to support and defend ourNations interests.

Investing in the Future ArmyWhile the Army of the future may look radically different from thatof today, certain fundamental capabilities will remain. We will con-tinue to focus our investments in weapons, supporting systems, andassociated technologies that support such capabilities. These invest-ments consist of the following five components.


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Information Dominance

First and foremost, our forces must maintain a degree of informa-tion dominance that enables them to use information systems toachieve an operational advantage, while denying that capability toany adversary. Such systems provide battlefield visualization, situa-tional awareness, combat identification, spectrum supremacy, andcommand and control attack and protection.

Critical elements of the digital command and control architectureinclude the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System(AFATDS), the Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control andIntelligence System (FAADC2I), the Maneuver Control System(MCS) and the All Source Analysis System (ASAS). These systemsand others form the Army Battle Command System (ABCS), acomplex system-of-systems that enables commanders and theirstaffs to monitor the tactical battlefield and plan future operations.

Systems that contribute to achieving knowledge-based battlespaceawareness include the Comanche and the Tactical UnmannedAerial Vehicle (TUAV). Networked in a digital environment, thesynergy of these systems provides warfighters with a quantumadvantage in information gathering and distribution.

Overmatch

Second, the Army must maintain advanced combat systems thatcreate a disparity between friendly and enemy forces. Such aninherent superiorityknown as combat overmatchendows Armyforces with an operational advantage over potential adversaries.The speed, firepower, and survivability of M1A2 SEP tanks andM2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles provide The Army with superioragility and lethality in high-intensity combat.

The Crusader advanced field artillery system restores combatovermatch in cannon artillery to the United States. Its speed andresponsiveness unleash unprecedented maneuver power, creating afire support force that operates habitually within the decision cycleof any future adversary.

The Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) system upgrade, alongwith the PAC-3 missile, provides an advanced anti-tactical missilecapability to the current fielded systems. Other systems, such asHIMARS, and the Brilliant Anti Armor Submunition (BAT) great-ly heighten the ability of early-entry forces to fight and surviveacross the full range of operational environments.

Essential Research and Development

Third, we must invest in essential research and development pro-grams that provide the foundation for success in future conflicts.Investment in promising technologies today will ensure an Armythat can be effective across the full range of operations that it islikely to face tomorrow.

For example, the Line-of-Sight Anti-Tank (LOSAT) missile andthe Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system incor-porate key leap-ahead technologies. As the Future Combat Systemdevelops, it too will incorporate revolutionary technologies toensure land force dominance in the 21st Century. Army combatforces must be capable of rapid unit deployments, both for earlyentry and follow-on forces, with full combat capability. The FutureCombat Systemsa system of systems family of combat systems

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are the central element in the architecture for the Objective Force,providing that dominant land force from FY2012-on. FCS will pro-vide lethality and survivability overmatch equivalent to the currentforce, with global deployability in C-130 class aircraft. FCS conceptdevelopment over the next two years will examine the spectrum ofavailable technologies, emphasizing standoff engagement, and selectcost-effective combinations for advanced technology demonstrationleading to engineering and manufacturing development in FY06.

Recapitalization

Fourth, we must continue to maintain and upgrade current systems.The goal of such investment, or recapitalization, is to reduce theownership costs of existing systems and to extend their useful life.For example, the Army is expanding its recapitalization efforts toprovide a new engine for Abrams tanks, which will drastically reducefuel consumption and increase reliability. The current plan alsoincludes replacement of obsolescent electronics on board, which willnot only extend their useful life, but also endow the platform withenhanced effectiveness and capability.

The CH-47F Chinook/Improved Cargo Helicopter and the HeavyEquipment Transporter allow similar cost-effective capabilityenhancements, while reducing future operations and support (O&S)costs. These investments help to ensure that American soldiersalways use safe equipment.

The Armys recapitalization efforts also focus significantly on lever-aging industrys successes in technology improvements that can bol-ster capabilities of existing equipment as well as future systems. Forexample, the Army is working closely with industry in evaluatingemerging breakthrough automotive technologies that can be incor-porated into future truck recapitalization programs.

Contributing Capabilities

Finally, we will invest wisely in the many contributing capabilitiesthat comprise remaining Army programs. These provide critical sup-port capabilities to Army forces across the wide-range of operations.

For example, trained soldiers are the cornerstone of victory, and theArmy is investing in models and simulators to ensure that soldiersare trained and ready to fight.

These investment components form the framework upon which theArmy modernization strategy is planned and executed. Each chapterin Army Weapon Systems 2000 focuses on one of these investmentcomponents and the component is described in greater detail at thebeginning of the relevant chapter.

ConclusionAmericas Army is transforming itself into a force with heightenedstrategic responsiveness. At the same time, it is working to maintaindominance across the full spectrum of operations. Army WeaponSystems 2000 describes the investments being made today to ensurethe future readiness of our Army. The Army of tomorrow, and thetrained and committed soldiers that fill its ranks, will rely on thesesystems as they support and defend our Nation and its global inter-ests in the 21st Century.

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Success in future operational environments will hinge on thetimely and effective manipulation of information. Commandersmust have a clear understanding of the disposition and actions ofboth friendly and enemy forces to effectively utilize the resourcesavailable to them. Such an understanding increases the ability offriendly forces to seize and maintain the initiative, and impartsgreater lethality and survivability. Concurrently, they must con-duct information operations to disrupt enemy intelligence gather-ing activities and prevent the enemy from exercising effectivecommand and control.

Information Dominance is the degree of information superioritythat enables Army forces to use information systems and capabili-ties to achieve an operational advantage, while denying thosecapabilities to an adversary. Such superiority results in a disparitybetween the battlespace awareness of friendly and enemy com-manders across the tactical, operational, and strategic levels ofoperations. Information Dominance derives from the employ-ment of key systems that provide superior capabilities for battle-field visualization, situational awareness, spectrum supremacy, andC2 attack and protection.

Ensuring Information Dominance requires substantial investmentin systems and technologies that support the mental agility ofArmy forces. These systems will enhance our ability to collect and

process data, identify critical information, and disseminate thatinformation in an uninterrupted flow to the appropriate combat,combat support, and combat service support forces. Intelligenceand sensor systems such as the Guardrail/Common Sensor(GR/CS), Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV), and otherswill gather the information needed to provide a clear understand-ing of the battlefield. Computer hardware and software systems,including the Advanced Field Artillery Data System, the AllSource Analysis System, and the Army Data Distribution System,will process that raw data into usable products. Those productswill then be rapidly and securely disseminated by an advancedcommunications architecture that includes the Single ChannelGround Air Radio System (SINCGARS), Warfighter InformationNetworkTerrestrial (WIN-T) Switches, Military SatelliteCommunications (MILSATCOM), and others.

Information Dominance is the highest-priority investment com-ponent. The Army modernization strategy seeks to field the capa-bilities throughout the force that would provide for InformationDominance by 2009. In the interim, the objective is to equip adigitized division by FY00 and a digitized corps by FY04.

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CONCEPT EXPLORATION

Advanced Night Vision Goggles ATDAir/Land Enhanced Reconnaissance and

Targeting (ALERT) ATDAnti-personnel Landmine Alternative ProgramBattlespace Command and Control ATDCommand Post XXI ATDIntegrated Situation Awareness and Targeting

ATDLogisitics Command and Control ATDMilitary Operations in Urban Terrain ACTDMulti-functional On-the-move Secure

Adaptive Integrated Communications ATDMulti-function Staring Sensor Suite ATDMulti-mission Common Modular Unmanned

Aerial Vehicle Sensor ATDRapid Terrain Visualization ACTDTactical Command and Control Project ATDTheater Precision Strike Operations ACTD

PROGRAM DEFINITION ANDRISK REDUCTION

ComancheProphet ENGINEERING AND

MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT

Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures(ATIRCM)/Common Missile Warning System(CMWS)

Army Airborne Command and Control System(A2C2S)

Battlefield Combat Identification System (BCIS)Combat Identification for the Dismounted Soldier

(CIDDS)Command and Control Vehicle (C2V)Firefinder (AN/TPQ-47)Force XXI Battle Command Brigade-and-Below

(FBCB2)Global Command and Control System-Army

(GCCS-A)Integrated System Control (ISYSCON)Joint Biological Point Detection System (JBPDS) Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD)Joint Service Lightweight NBC Reconnaissance

System (JSLNBCRS) Joint Service Lightweight Stand-off Chemical

Agent Detector (JSLSCAD)Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System

(Joint STARS) Common Ground Station (CGS)Maneuver Control System (MCS)ProfilerSuite of Integrated Radio Frequency

Countermeasures (SIRFC)-AN/ALQ-211Tactical Exploitation System (TES)Tactical Simulation Interface Unit (TSIU) (WRAP

Initiative)Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV)

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Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS)Airborne Reconnaissance Low (ARL)Air/Missile Defense Planning and Control System

(AMDPCS)(WRAP Candidate)All Source Analysis System (ASAS)Army Data Distribution System (ADDS)-EPLRS/NTDRSArmy Data Distribution System (ADDS)-JTIDS/MIDSArmy Key Management System (AKMS)Automatic Chemical Agent Detector/Alarm (ACADA)Combat Service Support Control System (CSSCS)Common Hardware Systems (CHS)Digital Topographic Support System (DTSS) (WRAP

Candidate)Firefinder (AN/TPQ-36 and AN/TPQ-37/Block II)Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control and

Intelligence (FAADC2I)Global Positioning System (GPS)Grenadier Beyond Line-of-Sight Reporting and Targeting

(BRAT) (GB) (WRAP Candidate)Guardrail/Common Sensor (GR/CS)Integrated Meteorological System (IMETS)Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS)Joint Tactical Terminal (JTT)Joint Warning and Reporting Network (JWARN) Kiowa WarriorLightweight Forward Entry Device (LFED)/Forward

Entry Device (FED) Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM)-EHFMilitary Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM)-

UHF/SHF/TACSATNuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance System

(NBCRS)-FoxSentinelSingle Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System

(SINCGARS)Standardized Integrated Command Post (SICPS)Tactical Endurance Synthetic Aperture Radar (TESAR) Tactical High Speed Data Network (THSDN)Tactical Operations Centers (TOCs)Tactical Quiet Generators (TQG)Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS)Warfighter Information Network-Terrestrial (WIN-T)

SwitchesWarfighter Information Network-Terrestrial (WIN-T)

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Engineering and Manufacturing Development

Program Definition and Risk Reduction

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Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS)

Project the Force

Protect the Force

Gain InformationDominance

Shape the Battlespace

Conduct DecisiveOperations

Sustain the Force

MISSIONProvide automated command, control, and communications sys-tem for future fire support systems.

DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATIONSAdvanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS)enables the maneuver commander to plan and execute attacks onthe right target, at the right time, with the right weapon systemand the right munitions. It provides for maximum utilization ofthe fire support assets available on an expanding battlefield.AFATDS provides the multiservice (Army and Marine Corps)automated fire support command, control, and communicationsportion of the Army Battle Command System (ABCS) and sup-ports the close, deep, and rear-battle fire-support requirementsof land and littoral doctrine. AFATDS is designed for full inter-operability with the other ABCS battlefield functional areas(BFAs) as well as with the fire support capabilities of the Navysand Air Forces command and control weapon systems.

AFATDS provides integrated, automated support for plan-ning, coordinating, and controlling all fire-support assets (fieldartillery, mortars, close air support, naval gunfire, attack heli-copter, and offensive electronic warfare) and for executing coun-terfire, interdiction, and suppression of enemy targets for closeand deep operations. AFATDS uses non-developmental,ruggedized, common hardware/software used by the otherABCS BFAs. AFATDS uses the results of its target-value analy-sis to establish target priorities, select the best weapon systemfrom all fire-support assets available, and coordinate targetacquisition and sensor assets to provide targeting informationand target damage assessment data.

Through interoperability with Air Force Theater BattleManagement Core System, AFATDS will be able to recommendtasks for close air support of ground troops, as well as track andmaintain joint air targets. The AFATDS Joint MaritimeCommand Information System interface allows for theexchange of friendly and enemy-unit information and battlefieldgeometry messages between the Army and USMC. TheAFATDS-Naval Fire Control System interface will provide forNaval gunfire support. AFATDS software is being developed inincremental, fieldable versions to accommodate evolving tech-nology, doctrine, tactics, weapons capabilities, and procedures.Each version adds capability and functionality with AFATDS 04currently projected as the objective system. AFATDS follows

the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations-approved first tofight fielding schedule which prioritizes fieldings to units thatwill be deployed into combat first.

FOREIGN COUNTERPARTFrance: ATLAS; Germany: ADLER; Italy: SIR; Norway:ODIN; United Kingdom: BATES.

FOREIGN MILITARY SALESThe price and availability to sell AFATDS has been issued toKuwait, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, and Turkey. A purchaseorder is in process for Portugal.

PROGRAM STATUS1QFY99 AFATDS 98 limited user test and evaluation(LUTE).2QFY99 AFATDS 98 Package 11 interoperability test.September 15, 1999 AFATDS 02/04 contract award.1QFY00 AFATDS 98 materiel release.

PROJECTED ACTIVITIES4QFY00 AFATDS 99 technical test readiness review.4QFY00 AFATDS 99 LUTE.2QFY01 AFATDS 99 materiel release.

PRIME CONTRACTORSSoftware: Raytheon (Fort Wayne, IN)Hardware: General Dynamics (Taunton, MA)


* See appendix for list of subcontractors

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Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM)/Common Missile Warning System (CMWS)

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MISSIONDetect, track, and defeat incoming missiles using airborne coun-termeasure self-protection system.

DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATIONSThe AN/ALQ-212 Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures(ATIRCM) is a modular system consisting of the AN/AAR-57Common Missile Warning System (CMWS), infrared jam head,improved countermeasure dispenser, and improved countermea-sure munitions. As a modular system, the ATIRCM can beinstalled in various configurations: with the CMWS only, toprovide missile warning; with the CMWS and the improvedcountermeasures dispenser; and with the laser and flash-lampjam head to create a complete system. ATIRCM provides auto-matic, passive missile detection; threat-type declaration; crewwarning; false alarm suppression; and cues to other on-boardsystems such as dispensers for countermeasure decoys. On theArmy version only, the ATIRCM/CMWS adds active, direc-tional countermeasures via a laser and an arc lamp.

FOREIGN COUNTERPARTNo known foreign counterpart

FOREIGN MILITARY SALESNone.

PROGRAM STATUSCurrent The ATIRCM is a joint acquisition category integra-tion category program. ATIRCM is undergoing contractorqualification and flight testing as part of the engineering andmanufacturing development phase.

PROJECTED ACTIVITIES2QFY02 Initiate low-rate production.2QFY03 Milestone III decision scheduled.1QFY04 First unit equipped.

PRIME CONTRACTORSLockheed Martin (Nashua, NH)






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Air/Missile Defense Planning and Control System (AMDPCS) (WRAP Candidate)

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MISSIONAs the backbone of air defense, provide Battle Management/Command, Control, Communications, Computers, andIntelligence (BM/C4I) capability to Air Defense Artillery (ADA)Brigades, the Army Air and Missile Defense Command(AAMDC) corps and echelons above corps headquarters, andjoint force command and control elements such as theBattlefield Coordination Detachment (BCD).

DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATIONSThe AMDPCS provides ADA Brigades with a fire control sys-tem via the Air Defense System Integrator (ADSI) for monitor-ing and controlling engagement operations by subordinate bat-talions. The AMDPCS provides a common air and missiledefense staff planning and battlespace situational awareness toolvia the Air and Missile Defense Workstation (ANDWS) toachieve the common tactical and operational air picture. TheAMDWS, like ADSI, will be fielded to air and missile defenseunits at all echelons of command, battery through theater. TheAMDPCS provides the Army Battle Command Systems (ABCS)architecture and the Army Air and Missile Defense Task Forces(AMDTF) with BM/C4I capability and the Army component ofinteroperable Joint Theater Air and Missile Defense (JTAMD)BM/C4I. The AMDPCS enables Active Passive, and AttackOperations coordination with the joint forces. AMDPCS(Project D169) was initiated with WRAP funding in FY99.


FOREIGN MILITARY SALESNone

PROGRAM STATUS3QFY97 Approved operational requirements document.4QFY97 Approved as acquisition category III program.FY99 Fieldings to one ADA brigade (partial), AAMDC update,ADA School update.

PROJECTED ACTIVITIESFY00 Fielding 1 AAMDC Army National Guard (ARNG), 1ADA brigade FY01 Fielding 2 ADA brigades retrofit, battlefield coordinationdetachment (BCD).FY02 Fielding 2 ADA brigades retrofit.FY03 Fielding 2 ADA brigades retrofit.

PRIME CONTRACTORSBrigade FCS: APC (Austin, TX); Brown International(Huntsville, AL)AMDWS: FAADC2, TRW (Huntsville, AL); Patriot, Intergraph(Huntsville, AL)





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Airborne Reconnaissance Low (ARL)

Project the Force

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Sustain the Force

MISSIONDetect, locate, and report threat activities, using a variety ofimagery, communications intercept, and moving target indicator(MTI) sensor payloads.

DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATIONSThe Airborne Reconnaissance Low (ARL) is a multi-function,day/night, all-weather reconnaissance intelligence asset. It con-sists of a modified DeHavilland DHC-7 fixed-wing aircraftequipped with communications intelligence (COMINT),imagery intelligence (IMINT), and Moving TargetIndicator/Synthetic Aperture Radar (MTI/SAR) mission pay-loads. The payloads are controlled and operated via onboardopen-architecture, multi-function workstations. Intelligence col-lected on the ARL can be analyzed and recorded on the aircraftworkstations in real-time or stored on-board for post-missionprocessing. During multi-aircraft missions, data can be sharedbetween cooperating aircraft via ultra high frequency (UHF)air-to-air data link to allow multi-platform COMINT geoloca-tion operations. The ARL system includes a variety of commu-nications subsystems to support near-real-time dissemination ofintelligence and dynamic retasking of the aircraft. There arecurrently two configurations of the ARL system: The ARL-COMINT (ARL-C) configuration with a conven-

tional communications intercept and direction finding (loca-tion) payloads

The ARL-Multifunction (ARL-M) configuration equipped witha combination of IMINT, COMINT, and MTI/SAR payloads

FOREIGN COUNTERPARTNumerous countries possess airborne SIGINT and/or IMINTsystems, but none provide the robust multi-intelligence capabil-ity of ARL.


PROGRAM STATUSSeven ARL systems have been fielded to date.* Two ARL-Csand one ARL-M are stationed at Ft. Bliss, Texas and primarilysupport SOUTHCOM requirements; and three ARL-Ms pro-vide support to PACOM (Korea). One ARL-M is currently inproduction.

*ARL-I crashed in 4QFY99.

PROJECTED ACTIVITIES Complete and field ARL-M #5 (Ft. Bliss). Upgrade Second Generation Forward Looking Infrared

(FLIR). Upgrade MTI/SAR performance.

PRIME CONTRACTORSCalifornia Microwave (Belcamp, MD)





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All Source Analysis System (ASAS)

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Sustain the Force

MISSIONProvide timely, accurate, and comprehensive intelligence of theenemy situation to soldiers and commanders at all echelons.

DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATIONSAll Source Analysis System (ASAS) is the intelligence and elec-tronic warfare (IEW) component of the Army Battle CommandSystem (ABCS). ASAS automates IEW asset management, intel-ligence preparation of the battlefield, and dissemination of intel-ligence. It supports all echelons and functions in all phases ofmilitary operations across the full spectrum of conflict. ASASsupports current operations and future planning.

ASAS receives and correlates information from strategicand tactical intelligence sensors and sources. It automates sen-sor-to-shooter linkage by providing target nominations directlyto the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System(AFATDS). A mission-critical system of systems, it is builtupon the common hardware (CHS-2) platform and is tacticallydeployable. It operates at compartmented top-secret securitylevels, fusing signals intelligence (SIGINT), imagery intelli-gence (IMINT), counter intelligence/human intelligence(CI/HUMINT), measurement and signature intelligence(MASINT), and open sources.



PROGRAM STATUS Received milestone III decision for full-rate production and

Army-wide fielding of ASAS remote workstation (RWS)Version 4.1.

Equipped first digitized division with ASAS RWS. Achieved Level 6 Defense Information Infrastructure (DII)

Common Operating Environment (COE) compliance certifica-tion for ASAS RWS.

Registered 81 DII COE segments of ASAS RWS. Integrated and tested ASAS Block II RWS Version 4.1. Completed initial operational test and evaluation successfully

for Block II ASAS RWS Version 4. Type-classified ASAS RWS Version 4 as standard (AN/TYQ-

93(V)1).

Significantly enhanced the communications control set (CCS);it is fully Y2K-compliant; added JWICS, Mobile SubscriberEquipment (MSE) tactical internet, and Secret InternetProtocol Router Network (SIPRNET).

Developed beta version of ASAS Light battalion-level, laptop-configured product.

ASAS RWS Version 4.1.4 certified Y2K-compliant. Completed extended fielding of Block I ASAS to National

Guard enhanced readiness brigades; The entire Army now hasASAS Block I.

PROJECTED ACTIVITIES Continue fielding ASAS Block II RWS Version 4 system. Procure and field CHS-2 hardware as part of Block II. Develop, test, and field a deployable ASAS Light (laptop prod-

uct) for battalion operations. Develop and deliver ABCS 6.0 RWS, 6.1 RWS, and 6.2 RWS

capabilities. Participate in ABCS synchronization event testing. Continue to achieve greater joint interoperability.

PRIME CONTRACTORSLockheed Martin (Littleton, CO); Electronic WarfareAssociates (Herndon, VA)





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Anti-personnel Landmine Alternative Program

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Project the Force

Protect the Force




Sustain the Force

MISSIONShape the battlefield and protect forces by enhancing opera-tional and tactical flexibility, and by setting conditions forfriendly dominant maneuver; contribute to economy of forceoperations and provide force multiplier effects against mountedand dismounted forces to degrade enemy capabilities and disruptenemy maneuvers and operational tempo.

DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATIONSThe Anti-personnel Landmine Alternative Program must be ableto replace non-self-destruct anti-personnel landmines by 2003throughout the world, except in Korea. Designed for militaryforces operating in all environments and terrain across the fullspectrum of military operations. The program objective is to fieldlandmine alternatives that are militarily advantageous and cost-effective, yet minimize risks to non-combatants. The system con-figuration to meet this mission has not been determined. It maybe non-lethal or lethal, depending on the outcome of the upcom-ing competitive evaluation. The goal is to field the system inKorea by 2006.



PROGRAM STATUS2QFY00 Evaluated concepts proposed by systems contractors;awarded contract.

PROJECTED ACTIVITIESDevelopment is ongoing.

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Army Airborne Command and Control System (A2C2S)

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Sustain the Force

MISSIONEnhance the battle command groups ability to effectively per-form combat unit operations; serve as a force multiplierthroughout the spectrum of the ever-changing battlefield envi-ronment and within the Armys vision of a digitized force.

DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATIONSThe Army Airborne Command and Control System (A2C2S) isthe Armys only command and control system, supporting corps,division, and brigade commanders with an airborne tacticalcommand post. This mission equipment package will be hostedon UH-60A and L model aircraft. It provides situational aware-ness and command and control, through the application of theArmy Battle Command System (ABCS), incorporating theManeuver Control System (MCS), All Source Analysis System(ASAS), Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System(AFATDS), and the Force XXI Battle Command and Below(FBCB2) components.

This force multiplier system enables non-line-of-sight com-munications with an unprecedented range and mobility; itenhances the commanders ability to direct, coordinate, andcontrol forces during deep operations and enhanced fire controlmanagement with the artillery, Longbow Apaches, Comanches,Kiowa Warriors, and the Joint Surveillance Target Attack RadarSystems (J-STARS). During stability augmentation and supportoperations, the A2C2S provides connectivity to embassy, lawenforcement, maritime, civil, and/or other humanitarian infor-mation/communication networks.



PROGRAM STATUSThe Army began development of the A2C2S in 1996. Sincethen, two prototype systems containing federated systems weredelivered to the first digitized division at Ft. Hood, TX, for par-ticipation in the Task Force XXI Advanced WarfightingExperiment. Its successful performance and proven combateffectiveness resulted in the programs selection to receiveWarfighter Rapid Acquisition Program funding.

PROJECTED ACTIVITIES4QFY02 Conduct initial operational test and evaluation.1QFY03 Milestone III decision scheduled.

PRIME CONTRACTORSThe U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is the A2C2S engineeringand manufacturing development objective systems developerand is teamed with Assurance Technology Corporation. TheU.S. Armys Aviation Applied Technology Directorate is respon-sible for the physical integration of the system into the hostUH-60 platform. Upon completion of the objective system, theproduction units will be competed to industry.





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Army Battle Command System (ABCS)

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MISSIONLink automation assets, communications media, and operationalfacilities to support commanders and their staffs in collectingand analyzing information, developing plans and orders, andmonitoring the tactical battlefield, while simultaneously plan-ning future operations.

DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATIONSArmy Battle Command System (ABCS) is the Armys compo-nent of the Global Command and Control System (GCCS). Itis a complex system of systems that provides the mechanism toreceive and transmit information among the joint forces. TheABCS consists of subsystems for the battlefield functional areas(BFAs), each of which supports and provides information toother systems, and provides situational awareness of the battle-field. By integrating the ABCS components through the JointCommon Database (JCDB), the common tactical picture can beviewed at any workstation, to the operators specific require-ments. In addition, ABCS subsystems provide an array of spe-cialized capabilities and applications for commanders of diverseunits at all levels. The adjacent table shows the ABCS subsys-tems and describes their functions.



PROGRAM STATUSABCS is a system of systems, not a formal program.

PROJECTED ACTIVITIESDevelop the ABCS infrastructure (e.g., JCDB, Command andControl Registry, and ABCS servers). Integrate ABCS subsys-tems into ABCS Version 5.0, 6.0, and 6.1, etc.

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BFA ABCS Subsystem FunctionalityGlobal C2 GCCS-A Provides access to the Global Command

and Control System.Maneuver MCS, FBCB2, Plans, coordinates, and controls current

EBC and future operations. Develops situationalawareness and the common tactical picture.

Intelligence ASAS Develops and provides pictures of enemysituations, from national, theater, andtactical sources.

Fires AFATDS Provides automated support for the planning, coordination, control, andexecution of close support and deep firesfrom Army and joint assets.

Topographic DTSS Produces tactical topographic products, services including digital and full color paper maps

of the battlefield.Air Defense FAADC2 Integrates air defense units, sensors, and

command and control centers into a systemfor defeating low-altitude air threat andenables the commander to plan and controlthe counter-air fight.

Combat Service CSSCS An automated system for logical, medical,Support financial, and personnel support to assist

decision-making and the battle planning process.

Weather IMETS Provides weather information, based on information from Air Weather Service and other sensors.

Airspace A2C2 Provides the capability to plan air management movements and track aircraft during

movement, and to enable deconfliction withweapons systems planning and operations.


Army Data Distribution System (ADDS)EPLRS/NTDRS

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MISSIONProvide automated, secure, near-real-time radio communica-tions systems to tactical commanders and staffs; provide datadistribution capability between computers, position, location,and navigation reporting of their combat elements.

DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATIONSThe Army Data Distribution System (ADDS) program will cre-ate the Army communications data backbone from platoon tobrigade for Force XXI. The ADDS includes two major prod-ucts:

Enhanced Position Location Reporting System(EPLRS). The EPLRS provides data distribution andposition/navigation services in near-real-time for the warfighterat brigade and below level in support of battlefield functionalarea (BFA) and Appliqu host computer systems for the TacticalInternet of the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below(FBCB2) program. EPLRS consists of a network control stationand EPLRS user units that can be configured as a manpack unit,surface, and an airborne vehicle unit. EPLRS uses a time-divi-sion, multiple-access communications architecture to avoidtransmission contention with frequency hopping, error detec-tion and correction with interleaving. It uses spread spectrumtechnology to provide jamming resistance.

Near-Term Digital Radio System (NTDRS). The NTDRSis a largely non-developmental item (NDI) research and devel-opment program that fulfills near-term requirements for a high-er capacity data network between critical nodes within the tacti-cal internet. The NTDRS provides additional network capacityin the timeframe required for the first digitized division (FDD).The NTDRS will be the primary data hauler between thebrigade tactical operation centers (TOCs) and the battalionTOCs, high data rate logistics hosts and all mobile TOCs. Itwill also help support the Mobile Subscriber Equipment (MSE)Tactical Packet Network (TPN) and EPLRS data networks forthe first digitized division. It provides: operation on-the-movein all terrain and foliage, tactical multinet gateway/internet con-troller interfaces for seamless links with Single Channel Groundand Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) data, MSE TPN, andEPLRS data nets; compliance with the Joint TechnicalArchitectureArmy; and secret high system operations.


FOREIGN MILITARY SALESNTDRS: Canadians have procured 18 radios and the UnitedKingdom is considering NTDRS for their Bowman Program.

PROGRAM STATUSEPLRS:

FY99 Congressional plus-up of $15M to procure radios forArmy National Guard.4QFY99 Updated operational requirements document.MY99/00 Awarded $48.3M production contract for 1,736radios with options in FY00/01 for Army, Marine Corps, andNavy.

PROJECTED ACTIVITIESEPLRS:

4QFY00 Field to FDD. Participate in the B/A initial opera-tional test and evaluation and FBCB2 limited user test(LUT).

NTDRS:FY00 Complete design and testing. Perform as the TOC radio.4QFY00 Participate in Joint Chiefs of Staff AdvancedWarfighting Experiment and deploy to FDD. Participate inForce XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below force devel-opment test and evaluation (FDTE) limited user test 2 andfield tests 2 and 3.

PRIME CONTRACTORSEPLRS: Raytheon (Fullerton, CA; Forrest, MS; Ft. Wayne, IN)NTDRS: International Telephone and Telegraph (Fort Wayne,IN; Clifton, NJ)





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WEAPON SYSTEMS 2000

MISSIONProvide an interoperable joint and allied Link-16 tactical digitaldata link with air, ground, surface, and subsurface platforms;enhance multiservice/North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO) interoperability and situational awareness; supportArmy air and missile defense engagement operations at division,corps, and theater levels.

DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATIONSThe Joint Tactical Information Distribution System(JTIDS)/Multifunctional Information Distribution System(MIDS) (LINK-16) is the Department of Defenses primary tac-tical data link. JTIDS Class 2M and MIDS Low VolumeTerminal (LVT) 2 are two generations of the Armys solutionfor LINK-16 (Tadil-J) connectivity. JTIDS and MIDS utilizetime division, multiple access, and frequency hoppin

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