Fire support system acquisitions target efficiencies in software procurement and fielding
by COL Jonas Vogelhut and LTC Larry Glidewell PRECISION TARGETING
A forward-observer Soldier inputs a fire support message into the Pocket-Sized Forward Entry Device (PFED), the first-line digital entry device in the fire support chain. PFED transmits and receives fire support messages over standard military line-of-sight, high- frequency, and SATCOM radios. Combined with the integrated Precision Fire Imagery application, it can generate a coordinate sufficient to target precision munitions. (Photos by Jeffrey Weiss, Deputy Product Director Fire Support Command and Control)