DEFENSE BATTLE PLANNING SYSTEM (DBPS)

CURRENT OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE AIR PLANNING WITH 4TH ATAF (EUROPE) SUFFERS FROM A LACK OF A CENTRALIZED AND COORDINATED AUTOMATED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM. A CAPABILITY IS NEEDED FOR INTEGRATING ALL AVAILABLE AND PERTINENT TACTICAL AND STRATEGIC INFORMATION INTO A COHERENT VISUAL PICTURE, SO DECISION-MAKERS CAN EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THE BATTLE. THIS PICTURE SHOULD DISPLAY ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR THE PLANNING AND OPERATIONS STAFF TO GRAPHICALLY SEE THEIR OWN VULNERABILITIES, AND THOSE OF THEIR ENEMIES. THE DECISIONMAKER SHOULD HAVE THE OPTION OF CHOOSING AMONG VARIOUS INTELLIGENCE DATA SOURCES, WITH THE CAPABILITY TO COLLECTIVELY COMBINE DATA. ALL OF THE INFORMATION WITHIN THIS DATA BASE SHOULD BE GRAPHICALLY DISPLAYABLE OVER TERRAIN, E.G., THE LATEST POSITION OF A MOBILE WEAPONS SITE. LASTLY, THIS SUPPORT SYSTEM SHOULD SUPPORT THE DECISION MAKERS' DESIRES TO "WHAT-IF" THE TACTICAL SITUATION. THE RAPIDLY CHANGING GEOPOLITICAL SITUATION IN EUROPE PLACES ADDED IMPORTANCE ON EFFECTIVE DEFENSIVE PLANNING AS WELL AS THE NEED FOR INTEGRATED, RESPONSIVE SYSTEM SUPPORT. HOWEVER, THE DECLINING BUDGET AND THE SINGULAR NATURE OF THE ATOC/SOC IN SEMBACH MINIMIZES THE FUNDING LEVEL AND PRIORITIES FOR A MAJOR SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT EFFORT. THIS SBIR PROPOSAL PRESENTS A COST EFFECTIVE, EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ATOC/SOC DECISION SYSTEM (ASDS) USING THE AN/TSQ-142, MISSION SUPPORT SYSTEM, AS A BASELINE.