| | Forward-Area Air Defense Command, Control, |
| | Communications and Intelligence System (FAAD C3I) |
| | Ground-Based Sensor |
| | (GBS) |
| | Primary Purpose | The Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control, |
| | Communications, and Intelligence (FAAD C3I) |
| | system is a network that connects the command |
| | posts, weapons, and sensors of the FAAD |
| | Battalion. In addition, the FAAD C3I system is |
| | one of the five components that make up the Army |
| | Tactical Command and Control System (ATCCS). The |
| | Ground-Based Sensor (GBS) provides air |
| | surveillance, target acquisition, and target |
| | tracking information to the weapons in the FAAD |
| | Battalion. The FAAD C3I and GBS systems provide |
| | information superiority to the dominant maneuver |
| | force. |
| | Sub-Functions | FAAD C3I is an automated system for providing |
| | command, control, targeting, and other |
| | information to the air defenders on the |
| | battlefield. The FAAD C3I software performs the |
| | air track and battle management processing |
| | functions. |
| | Equipment Requirements | The FAAD C3I system comprises computer hardware, |
| | computer software, and communications equipment. |
| | The communications equipment consists of the |
| | Single-Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System, |
| | the Joint Tactical Information Distribution |
| | System, and the Enhanced Position Location |
| | Reporting System. |
| | Connectivity Requirements | Must be connected to a radar system. The Army |
| | chose the Hughes Aircraft Company TPQ-36A radar |
| | as the GBS. The TPQ-36A radar is a modified |
| | version of the Army's FIREFINDER counter-battery |
| | radar. The GBS is a three-dimensional radar |
| | system that uses a phased-array antenna and an |
| | Identification Friend or Foe device. The GBS |
| | system is mounted on a high-mobility multiwheeled |
| | vehicle and a towed trailer. |
| | Crypto Requirements |
| | Normal Locations | Army air defense units. |
| | Information Managed | The FAAD C3I software performs the air track and |
| | battle management processing functions. |
| | Products Created | Air tracks. |
| | Lead Service/Contractor | U.S. Army. Prime Contractor TRW Hughes. |
| | Current Fielding Status | Fielded. The last major operational test of the |
| | FAAD C3I system was the Follow-on OT&E of the |
| | version 5.1 system, a major software and hardware |
| | upgrade of the FAAD C3I system. This test |
| | occurred in 2QFY99. |
| | Known Problems | When there were no friendly aircraft in the sky, |
| | FAAD C3I and GBS clearly demonstrated an |
| | improvement over the baseline system during the |
| | IOT&E, and were operationally effective. However, |
| | when friendly aircraft were added to the |
| | operational area, the fratricide experienced by |
| | FAAD units was unacceptably high and the |
| | operational effectiveness for reduction of
fratricide was minimized. Until combat identification procedures are improved,
severe operating restrictions will undoubtedly be placed on the FAAD units.
The FAAD C3I and GBS systems were operationally suitable, although there were shortfalls in the generator and software reliability of the GBS system and the mobility of the FAAD C3I and GBS systems. The FAAD C3I system could not interoperate with the other elements of the Army Tactical Command and Control Systems (ATCCS). Numerous technical and operational problems existed that preclude the ATCCS system itself from being either operationally effective or suitable. |
| DIICOE Compliance Rating | Not rated. |
| Point of Contact | Prime Contractor TRW Hughes. |
| Updated by | Captain Michael L. Campbell, USA, CCSC-01 |
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