Jane Edwards
The U.S. Army is soliciting feedback on its plan to establish a consortium-like organization and a contract vehicle to support the development of fire support command and control systems and other digital fires products designed to improve the decision-making process and accelerate kill chains against near-peer threats.
Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground and the service’s Program Executive Office Command Control Communications – Tactical expect the vehicle to support two programs of record: Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System and Joint Targeting Integrated Command and Coordination Suite, according to a request for information published Wednesday.
The military branch is developing the AFATDS Artillery Execution Suite as an open architecture that will use tactical assault kit software and feature three major subcomponents for technical fire direction, fire support coordination and tactical fire direction.
JTIC2S will replace the Joint Automated Deep Operations Coordination System and seeks to provide digital targeting development and joint and organic fire support management capabilities for commanders.
Interested parties can submit their comments and input on the requirement’s statement of objectives and feedback on technical approaches to the JTIC2S high level design architecture and AFATDS AXS digital platform reference architecture.
White papers in response to the sources sought notice are due Nov. 22.
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