The U.S. Army is testing a new web-enabled command post system built to consolidate existing mission systems and programs into a single user interface to speed up information sharing between service members and commanders, C4ISRnet reported Monday.The Army recently put its new Command Post Computing Environment into a Network Integration Evaluation for initial operational test.
Col. Arthur Sellers, commander of the 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, said the system made shared understanding faster for the troops that tested the technology.Â
“Because it is more intuitive, because it is web-enabled I can do things quicker with my subordinate units,†Sellers noted. “Speed can be very decisive, especially against our near peer threat on the future battlefield.â€
CP CE would replace the Army’s Command Post of the Future system. Unlike the older tool, the new command post system only requires a laptop for soldiers to access communication systems.Â
AASKI, BowHead, ESP, Future Skies, General Dynamics and ManTech are among the contractors helping develop CP CE.
“We did the adopt and modify. We took a [commercial off the shelf] product and modified that to make the capability delivery,†said Col. Troy Crosby, program manager for mission command within the Army PEO-C3T.Â
CP CE must pass the Network Integration Evaluation and an Army interoperability certification test before troops can use the system in the field.Â
