General Dynamics will improve the information sharing capabilities and speed of network communications at Marine Corps combat operations centers by installing a new software-based system under a $21 million contract modification.
General Dynamics C4 Systems, based in Scottsdale, AZ, will upgrade electronic systems essential to combat operations centers to provide better situational awareness through advanced information sharing technology, company officials said. The new system is designed to improve network connectivity in tactical settings and is interoperable with the Global Information Grid, the officials said.
The new system, Model G, will include features like electronic chat, e-mail, and voice-over-IP communications. Other changes include a shift from a hardware- to a software-based approach for systems and applications adhering to the service-oriented architecture framework in the DOD’s Net-Enabled Command Capability, capable of accommodating rapid integration of new technologies as they are available, according to Manny Mora, vice president for Battle Management Systems at General Dynamics C4 Systems.
The modification was added to a 2002 task order with GD for design, development and testing of electronic systems at combat operations centers. The centers support operations at many command levels, from squadron through brigade level.
