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US Deploys BAE-Made Combat ID System to Afghanistan; Paul Markwardt Comments

The U.S. military has deployed a BAE Systems-made server system to Afghanistan with the goal of reducing incidents involving friendly fire.

According to BAE, combat pilots use the Combat Identification Server to determine if there are friendly forces in the vicinity of targeted areas of interest.

This new system continues the company’s work in developing Identification Friend or Foe products for aircraft, ships and air defense units, said Paul Markwardt, vice president and deputy general manager of the electronic systems sector.

BAE says the CID Server is interoperable with U.S. and NATO partner command and control systems and U.S. F-15, F-16, A-10, and F/A-18 aircraft.

It is also interoperable with the Coalition Belgian F-16 and French Mirage 2000, the company said.

The sever provides pilots with a graphical representation of friendly forces and was developed through coalition combat identification demonstrations conducted by the Joint Staff Joint Fires Division.

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