FBCB2
Responsibility for the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) product falls under Project Manager Applique’. The FBCB2 is a digital, Battle Command Information system that provides on-the-move, real-time and near-real-time battle command information to tactical combat, combat support and combat service support leaders and soldiers. FBCB2 is a key component of the Army Battle Command system (ABCS). FBCB2 supports situational awareness down to the soldier/platform level across all BFA’s and echelons and forms the principal Digital Command and Control System for the Army at Brigade and Below. FBCB2 also provides the means for brigade and battalion commanders to command when away from their TOCs and when interoperating with subordinate commanders and leaders using FBCB2.
The FBCB2 consists of Applique hardware, software and EBC Software integrated into the various platforms at brigade and below, as well as appropriate Division and Corps slices necessary to support brigade operations. It interconnects platforms through a communications infrastructure called the Tactical Internet consisting of existing EPLRS and SINCGARS nets to pass Situation Awareness data and conduct Command and Control. Primary functions are to send out and receive automatic position location reports, and to send and receive command and control message traffic and graphics for display.