Battlefield Target Identification Device (BTID)
The Battlefield Target Identification Device (BTID) is an updated version of the Battlefield Combat Identification System (BCIS). In 2003, the RDECOM Communications and Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center teamed with Joint Forces Command to evaluate the BTID as part of the Coalition Combat ID Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration. Developed by Raytheon, the system is designed to distinguish whether a vehicle is friend or foe using advanced millimeter-wave technology. The NATO-compliant BTID integrates with a vehicle's onboard weapons system allowing the operator to make engagement decisions instantly using real time identification data.
The BTID has question and answer all-weather capabilities, and offers real-time point-of-engagement target ID. The device has 98 percent positive identification and provides NATO interoperability verificiation and mature technology for next generation millimeter wave combat ID applications.
FY05 funds are suppose to identify technical solutions for reducing the unit procurement costs of Battlefield Target Identification Devices (BTID) for vehicle-to-vehicle fratricide reduction. These funds will also be used for the development of the concept of operations and tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP) for Radio Frequency Tags (RF Tags) to achieve reductions in air-to-ground fratricide.
BTID Specifications
(1)Ka Band millimeter wave technology (2)L-Band interconnecting cable- allows for installation flexibility (3)Target range over 5 km (4)NATO STANAG 4579-compliant (5)98% PID (positive identification)
Major Components of BTID
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