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FBCB2-BFT Evolving To Battle Command System

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Monday, October 25th, 2010

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By Ann Roosevelt Northrop Grumman's [NOC] Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) is moving far beyond the original concept of a situational awareness tool toward a battle command system, a company official said. Recent advances include the next-generation software, called Joint Capabilities Release (JCR), that is undergoing formal Army testing. "Our experiences in Iraq underscored the importance of creating a joint FBCB2/BFT solution acceptable to the Marine Corps and the Army," Joe Taylor, vice president of the Ground…

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