Reducing friendly fire

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BAE Systems has demonstrated a system that is claimed to give combat pilots a previously unavailable view of friendly forces on the battlefield.

has demonstrated a system that is claimed to give pilots a previously unavailable view of friendly forces on the battlefield, potentially reducing ‘friendly fire’ events during combat operations.

The system combines existing communications, combat identification, and target identification systems and gives pilots ready access to information about friendly forces in the area.

The Combat Identification (CID) System enables pilots to enquire about friendly forces within a specified area. To do so, the system queries several sources of ground situational awareness data and reports the five most relevant results to the pilot in under 10 seconds. CID, intended for use by close-air-support aircraft such as F-15s, F-16s, F/A-18s, CF-18s, and A-10s, was demonstrated at the US Joint Forces Command’s Exercise Bold Quest Plus at Eglin Air Force Base.

Bob Summitt, senior analyst for the Joint Forces Command’s Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team, which evaluated CID, said: ‘The CID server is a perfect example of how we can improve combat identification capabilities and combat effectiveness and save lives.

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