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Mission Command in the Land Tactical Environment Peter Hurst – Vice President, International Projects & Business Strategy – Leonardo DRS
derived from supplying more than 300,000 platform computing and networking devices for the U.S. and International military across a wide range of application types. At the core of the company’s success is its pivotal position in delivering the US Army’s MFoCS (Mounted Family of Computer Systems) II. The U.S. military has made substantial investments in mission-critical mounted computing hardware and software, beginning with the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below/Blue Force Tracking programs (FBCB2/BFT) in the mid-90s. The latest iteration of Leonardo DRS tactical computing capability comes with a Cyber hardened core that will enable end users to build trusted systems to protect against the fastdeveloping cyber threat.
Mission Command systems are at the heart of a military’s combat operations core. The complex battlefields of today require integrated network systems that can easily interpret an array of threats, enemy positions, and location of friendly troops, all while giving commanders the best situational awareness available. One of the leaders in this space, Leonardo DRS is redefining the way ground vehicles and command post mission systems operate in the toughest tactical environments. Combat Computing Systems Developed through years of combat experience and continuous technology evolution, Leonardo DRS’s integrated networking systems allows commanders and platform operators to control and interface with weapons & sensors, communications equipment, mission command applications, navigational devices, and platform vetronics from any workstation on or off the platform or command post.
Supporting Key Combat Apps While designed to be plug-and-play for any number of platforms and operational systems, the Leonardo DRS system already supports Line of Sight (LOS) and Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) communications for a full-circle ability to reach mobile, airborne, or dismounted troops, while also supporting Tactical LTE and Mobile SatCom on the move technologies.
All the voice, video and data from these platform devices can be connected across the tactical network with adjacent platforms, remote or mobile command posts, higher headquarters and, when desired, with coalition partners.
An open architecture approach enables system integrators to build a scalable capability for use at all echelons, from dismounted soldier to Brigade HQ. Leonardo DRS currently supports and has demonstrated interoperability with Battle Management Systems applications in use by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, as well as Australia, United Kingdom, Royal Netherlands Marines, Taiwan, the UAE and Bahrain ground forces. Its open system approach can support a wide range of additional tactical applications such as network planning tools, UAV down and up links, shot detection systems integrated with weapon systems, and
The system is designed to be agnostic to the network and applications allowing end users to adopt best-of-breed solutions in terms of communications and data applications such as the Battle Management System (BMS). At the heart of this system is the Leonardo DRS range of ultra-rugged, MIL-STD qualified hardware and cyber hardened software solutions. It is built from the experience and continuous improvement
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