ARMY AL&T FIGURE 3. THE AVIATION MISSION PLANNING SYSTEM
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Tactical
Graphics Airspace
Coordination
Weather Data
Threat Data
ARMY BATTLE COMMAND SYSTEMS
Mission Planning Route Planning Data Generation Mission Rehearsal
AVIATION MISSION PLANNING SYSTEM
Communications Data Route Data Airspace Data Weapons Control Data
attack-by-fire positions, routes from the release point, routes to rally points, and other company details to complete the plan. The company also uses the mission planner to load data cartridges that push mission parameters to each aircraft mission computer. The AMPS transmits these plans into the Tactical Airspace Integration System, which is managed by another PM AS Product Office, to de-conflict airspace.
Mission Debrief Data After-Action Review Data Phase I (Rel 1.0/2.0/3.0
Centralized Flight Records System Phase II (Rel .0)
CAFRS Phase III (Rel 5.0)
The requirements for the exchange of C2 and situational awareness (SA) data have evolved considerably since the days of ATHS, and the IDM remains a dynamically evolving product, facilitat- ing a digital transmission network for the sharing of SA, sensor information, and tactical data among our digitized Army, joint, and coalition aviation partners. The IDM serves as the cru- cial interface between platform mission computers and radios, supporting legacy VHF and UHF radios and Blue Force Tracker (BFT), with efforts underway to ensure future support of the BFT 2 and Joint Tactical Radio System (see Figure 2 on Page 22). As a sin- gle line-replaceable unit performing communication modulation and demodulation, database processing, and message processing functions for the aforementioned aviation team members, the IDM presents a multipath approach to C2 in the tactical environment.
As Army aviation’s digitized, integrated C2 and SA solution, the IDM hosts Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade- and-Below-Air, processes Air Force
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Applications Program Development, and enables Joint Variable Message Format for use with Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System messages. These capabilities further enhance avia- tion’s combat multiplier effect and help prevent fratricide on the battlefield by providing timely target data to war- fighters, and control measures and SA to battlefield commanders.
The AMPS is a mission-planning and battle synchronization tool that auto- mates aviation mission-planning tasks and generates mission data for use in hard copy or electronic format. At the brigade and battalion echelons, AMPS acts as a conduit for a flow of common- operating-picture information from Army Battle Command Systems (ABCS) to an environment where mis- sion planning can occur (see Figure 3). As a complementary system to ABCS, the AMPS at the brigade and battalion echelons is used to set routine mis- sion parameters that fit in the ground commander’s scheme of maneuver. The company-level mission planner is used to conduct rehearsals and select
Successfully managing systems that help the warfighter meet interoperability requirements will continue to be a high priority for PM AS. Working in a resource-constrained environment will require smarter processes and technolo- gies to ensure that capabilities required across the Army satisfy similar require- ments for both ground and aviation systems. As we move forward in inte- grating Army air and ground forces with other services and other nations, PM AS will continue to provide the best support possible to our warfighters.
LTC JAMES BAMBURG is the Product Manager for AME. He holds a B.S. in geography and urban regional planning from Florida State University and an M.S.M. in acquisition and pro- gram management from the Florida Institute of Technology. Bamburg is Level III certified in program manage- ment and contracting and is a U.S. Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) member.
MICHAEL CHANDLER is the Product Director for ANMP. He holds a B.S. in personnel and indus- trial relations from the University of South Alabama, an M.S. in information systems from Western International University, and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. Chandler is Level III certified in program man- agement; systems planning, research, development, and engineering; and test and evaluation. He is an AAC member and a certified Project Management Professional.
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