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command groups and tactical vehicles such as Strykers, Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV), and now the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), which features a prototype command post design and is part of a pilot to determine the ability of forward observers to initiate a call for fires missions to the command post headquar- ters. Te Army plans to assess the JLTV prototype in a Soldier touch point with an operational unit this year.
“Based on the unit, you get a forma- tion-appropriate and mission-appropriate command post kit for a variety of vehicle platforms,” Maier said.
MISSION COMMAND ON-THE-MOVE Two new mission command components are expected to help modernize command and control on-the-move and optimize the capabilities focused on large-scale combat operations: the Mounted Mission Command-Software (MMC-S) and the Mounted Mission Command Transceiver (MMC-T). As a replacement to the Joint Battle Command-Platform software, MMC-S is an open software platform tactical assault kit, which allows devel- opers to add new functions over time. Last spring, the 82nd Airborne Divi- sion conducted C2 on-the-move using the MMC-S during a successful opera- tional test.
“Soldiers appreciated the software for its simplicity, intuitiveness and common look and feel,” said Col. Matt Paul, proj- ect manager for mission command, under PEO C3T. The biggest critique from Soldiers was that they did not wish to be tethered to the platform, which develop- ers used to innovate and port the software into a commercial tablet, he said.
“We built in the ability for the tablet to connect to any network point of presence
in the formation, such as tactical radios, Wi-Fi and upper TI [tactical internet] local area network,” which provides Soldiers with a dismounted common operating picture and chat function that is available any time during the fight, Paul said.
Developers also ported the software into a cloud environment, which will be eval- uated in a future Soldier field assessment to inform requirements and acquisition strategies.
For the hardware, the MMC-T will replace the current legacy receiver to provide multiple transport capabilities such as low Earth orbit, geosynchronous Earth orbit and line-of-sight waveforms, which are critical to the large scale combat
operations contested and congested envi- ronments. Te MMC-T is moving into low-rate production in 2025.
In addition, many of the C2 technologies today will integrate into the C5ISR/Elec- tronic Warfare Modular Open Suite of Standards Mounted Form Factor. C5ISR/ Electronic Warfare Modular Open Suite of Standards will make use of a common chassis that will accept “cards” that are embedded with capabilities such as posi- tioning, navigation and timing, electronic warfare technology, mission command applications and radio waveforms, which will enable the Army to reduce size, weight and power restrictions and keep pace with the speed of technology as it evolves to help outpace the threat.
SOFTWARE TEST
Soldiers with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct an operational test using Mounted Mission Command Software (MMC-S) Version 3.1 in May 2023 at Fort Cavasos, Texas. The MMC-S provides on-the- move accurate digital command and control and situational awareness. (Photo by Mark A. Scovell, U.S. Army Operational Test Command)
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