fdc fire distribution center

FDC
Fi reD i str i bu ti o nCenter
FDC-FIRE DISTRIBUTION CENTER
-E n s u r i n g m issio n su ccess
TheFireDistributionCenter(FDC)isaprovenandfieldedAirDefenseBMC4I
moduleprovidingscalable,mobile,modernBMC4Iforcurrentandfutureair
defensemissions.TheFDCbuildsonflexibility,scalability,interoperability,
andanopenSW/HWarchitecturetoenablefullynettedanddistributed
operationsandeaseinsertionofnewtechnologyandcapabilities.
TheFDCwillmeettherequirementsandensureBMC4Ifunctionalityforany
truemixedandlayeredAirDefensesystemconfigurationinnationaland
multi-nationalscenarios.Morethan100FDCsaredeliveredastheADBMC4I
moduleinthelatestexistingNASAMS,HAWKandBOCprograms.
Ahighdegreeofcommonality,useofcommercial-of-the-shelf(COTS)
andNon-DevelopmentalItemsrepresentalowrisk,costeffectiveapproach
tosatisfycurrentandevolvingairdefenserequirements.TheFDCisproven
withtheAMRAAMandHAWKmissilesandpreparedforinterfacingwiththe
IRIS-Tmissile,theAIM9XSidewinderandtheBlock1Semi-activeEvolved
SeaSparrowMissile(ESSM).OthersystemscanbeintegratedviaGBDL,ISDL
orbyanationalproprietaryDataLink.
Affordabilityisenhancedbylowlifecyclecostsandreducedoperationaland
supportmanpowerrequirements,ascomparedtocompetitivesystems.
F E AT U R E S
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Theworld’sleadingC2forAirDefense
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12customersin10differentcountries
• ProvidesflexibleBMC4Iatany
organizationallevel
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WeaponandSensorindependent
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InterfacesarangeofTacticalData
Links,alsoincludingallNATOstandard
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FullynettedanddistributedAMD
operations
• Scalableaswellasshelterand
vehicleindependent
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OpenTacticalFrameworkSW,enabling
futuregrowthandcustomeradded
functionality
BMC4Imoduleforothertasks,e.g.
CoastalandLandForces
FIRE DISTRIBUTION CENTER (FDC)
TheFDCischaracterizedbyitsmodernfirecontrolsystemwithreal-timedata
handling,interoperabilityandintuitiveandeasytooperateManMachineInterface
providingaReal-timeAirDefenseBattleCommandandDefensivePrecisionFires
Capability.TheopenandmodularSW/HWarchitectureenablescombiningAir
Defense,FieldArtillery,StrikeMissilesandCASOperationsprovidingmergedOffensive
andDefensivePrecisionFirescapabilitiesinatruePlug&Fighttailorablesolution.
Thesystemperformsdatalinkmanagement,sensorcontrol,airpictureproduction,
trackidentificationandclassification,friendlyprotection,threatordering,weapon
allocation,weapon&engagementcontrolandkillassessment.Inadditionan
embeddedorstand-aloneMissionSupportTool(MST)isprovidedtoacceleratethe
commander’sdecisionmakingprocessregardingdeploymentplanning,monitoring
currentsystemstatus,andforin-depthanalysisanddebriefs.
F L E X I B L E CO N F I G U R AT I O N
ThesamebaselineFDCisusedinmultipleprogramsandinvariousroles.Functionality,
interfacesandnumberofworkstationscanbeselectedandtailoredtocustomer
requirements.TheFDCisshelterandvehicleindependentandcanbedeliveredas
anon-shelterversionwheretheFDCinteriorismountedinabuilding.
ThefollowingFDCconfigurationsareavailable:
•BOC – Battalion Operation Center.ABOCcancontrolmultipleADBattalionsor
otherweaponsystems.
•GBADOC-GroundBasedAirDefenseOperationCenter.AHigherEchelonGBADC2
unitincludingaCurrentoperationscell,aPlanningcell,aCommunicationscelland
real-timeengagementoperations
•BFDC (HAWK)-BatteryFDCinHAWKroletocontroluptotwoHAWKfiringsections
andtonetworkupto3otherHAWKbatteriesfromthesameFDC
• NASAMS FDC (AMRAAM)-TheFDCinCruiseMissileDefense(CMD)rolewithde
finedtacticaldatalinks,sensorandweaponinterfaces,alsoenablingfullcapability
againstothertypesofAirBreathingTargets.OthereffectorsthanAMRAAMcan
easilybeintegrated
•FDC-S (SHORAD/VSHORAD) -Optimizedtocontrolandcoordinate
SHORAD/VSHORADresources
•FDC-RAID-InterfacesandcontrolssensorsandweaponsforBasecampprotection
purposes.ABattleManagementSystemisintegratedtomonitorandcontrolthe
GroundSituationPicture
•FDX Precision Fires-OptimizingtheuseofanArmyBattalionorBrigade’stactical
airspacetocoordinateOffensiveandPrecisionFires.TheFDXgivestheArmyBattle
CommanderthetoolheneedstocoordinateallPrecisionFiresresourcesona
second-to-secondbasis
AirDefensepartner-
WORLD CLASS
-throughpeople,technologyanddedication
KongsbergDefenseSystems
P.O.Box1003
N-3601Kongsberg
Norway
Phone:+4732288200
Fax:+4732288620
E-mail:office.kda@kongsberg.com
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I N T E R O P E R A B I L I T Y A N D I N T E G R AT I O N – A K E Y F D C C A PA B I L I T Y
TheFDCtrulyintegratessystems,sensorsandeffectorsinONEsystem.Higher
EchelonUnits,adjacentunits,sensors,effectorsandotherbattleforcesareintegrated
throughthematureandfieldedNetworkAccessNodesutilizingfieldedlegacyprotocols,.
TheFDChasawiderangeoffieldedlogicaldecisionsupporttoolsensuringONE
IntegratedAirPicture,CommonOperatingPicture,ThreatEvaluationandWeapon
Allocation,providingaconsistentBattleCommandforallforces.Eachsystemina
jointandcombinedtheatreofoperationcontributesasubsetofinformation
necessarytoconductmilitaryoperations.TheFDCintegrationoftacticaldatalinks
involvesboththehandlingofrelevantmessagesaccordingtothestandardmessage
catalogueandtheimplementationoffunctionalityintheC4Isoftwaretosupport
theneededlevelofsysteminteroperability.Suchfunctionalityundertakesthe
sequenceofevents,leadingtomaximizedcoordinationbetweentheFDCand
otheractorsintheBattleSpace.