El programa automatizado AFATDS, destinado a reducir el tiempo entre el sensor y el tirador y al mismo tiempo aumentar la precisi\u00f3n, fusiona la conciencia situacional y los datos de orientaci\u00f3n casi en tiempo real. El Ej\u00e9rcito est\u00e1 dando prioridad a las mejoras en las redes y las comunicaciones a medida que el Pent\u00e1gono persigue el Mando y Control Combinados Conjuntos de Todos los Dominios, un estado en el que las fuerzas terrestres, a\u00e9reas, mar\u00edtimas, espaciales y ciberespaciales est\u00e1n interconectadas y se apoyan entre s\u00ed.<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Army networking experts want to rejuvenate software with decades of history that helps troops coordinate mortars, guided missiles, close air support and more on the battlefield.<\/p>\n
The service\u2019s\u00a0Program Executive Office Command, Control and Communications-Tactical<\/a>\u00a0is \u201cembarking on our modernization strategy\u201d for the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System, or AFATDS, according to Mark Kitz, the office\u2019s leader.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been one of those programs that\u2019s been out there so long, but it\u2019s really a software application to do fires. I want to stimulate a robust industry involvement,\u201d Kitz said. \u201cUpdate it, modernize it, ground-up deliver a new capability.\u201d<\/p>\n The automated AFATDS program \u2014 meant to shrink the sensor-to-shooter timeline while also boosting accuracy \u2014 fuses situational awareness and targeting data in near-real time. It is a digital cornerstone of several ventures with the Long Range Precision Fires Cross-Functional Team, including\u00a0the Extended Range Cannon Artillery<\/a>\u00a0and the Precision Strike Missile program.<\/p>\n Leidos in 2017 won a contract worth tens of millions of dollars to work on the software, promising to improve functionality, update the user interface and simplify training modules. The Virginia-based company is the 16th largest defense contractor in the world by defense revenue, according to\u00a0Defense News\u2019 Top 100 list<\/a>.<\/p>\n The program executive office in February issued\u00a0a request for information<\/a>\u00a0concerning the overhaul of AFATDS, which interfaces with more than 80 other systems, including some owned by the Air Force and Navy. The technology has been employed in one way or another since before the 2000s.<\/p>\n The Army is prioritizing networking and communication enhancements as the Pentagon pursues Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control, a state in which forces across land, air, sea, space and cyberspace are interlinked and supportive of one another.<\/p>\n Kitz did not provide\u00a0a potential dollar amount<\/a>\u00a0for the effort.<\/p>\n