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that can withstand harsh operational environments. The intuitive
user interface supports shares full motion video and sensor
imagery for more than 24 hours on a single battery charge.”
The TacFleet 8 is a ruggedized tablet computer for use
in tactical vehicles that allows tactical situational awareness
exchanges for brigade and below forces on the move. “Currently,
sensors use joystick-like controllers mounted inside vehicles,”
said Flaherty. “The TacFleet 8 demonstrates remote operation
with a multi-function display, combining several devices
into one. The tablet can be used when docked in the vehicle or
dismounted.”
The TDA and TacFleet 8 meet JBC-P and FBCB2 requirements,
according to Flaherty. “Both devices use an open system
software architecture that is fully compatible with current
FBCB2 software,” she said. “They support secure, on-the-move
communication and information sharing with vehicles and
other platforms.”
Beyond the development of devices, Lockheed Martin has
anticipated a future role in JBC-P through the inauguration of
its Joint Battle Command-Platform Demonstration Center in
Orlando, Fla.
“Lockheed Martin funded the design and construction of the
demonstration center to showcase our vision and capability to
distribute advanced situational awareness across multiple battlefield
applications,” said Flaherty. The center “immerses visitors
in an audiovisual battlefield simulation, showcasing a command
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and control vision for the challenges of asymmetric warfare.
Utilizing an open architecture hardware approach, the center
showcases seamless distribution of situational awareness and
command and control data to a variety of joint users.”
In addition to hosting demonstrations for government
agencies, the facility serves as an integration center. “It allows
government and industry to refine innovative design approaches
for the Lockheed Martin tactical situational awareness solution
to meet the needs of an expanding concept of operations,” said
Flaherty.
General Dynamics has introduced two devices, both developed
as internal research and development products, that are
compatible with FBCB2 and JBC-P. “The MDA Atlas is a hardware
solution that runs the FBCB2 software and is the equivalent of
the current FBCB2 JB5 radio,” said Scotty Miller, vice president
for strategic planning and business development at General
Dynamics C4 Systems. “We also recently launched the GD300
handheld mobile device that runs on the Android platform. It is
a handheld form factor similar to a rugged tactical cell phone
and supports running tactical maps and geopositioning. It also
has a connection port that allows it to interface to any radio the
military fields today.”
The handheld GD300 is also capable of running TIGR, which
was developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency in 2006 and first fielded to the Army in 2007. Both
devices are compatible with the software architecture for FBCB2
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