The purpose of the Joint Battle Command—Platform (JBC-P) is to provide mission command and situational awareness capabilities to soldiers. It includes computer hardware and software, communications and network management infrastructure, joined into an integrated system.
C4ISR & Networks was on the ground with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Div. at Fort Stewart, Georgia, as it became the first unit in the Army to receive JBC-P during the live-fire Vanguard Focus exercise.
See our exclusive video coverage in our special video feature, "Next-Generation Situational Awareness."
JBC-P is the next generation friendly-force tracking system, equipping soldiers with a faster satellite network, secure data encryption and real-time communications. JBC-P incorporates the common hardware solution known as the Mounted Family of Computer Systems (MFoCS), introducing standardized tactical computers that are scalable and tailorable to the mission and vehicle.
