The Army is asking industry for feedback on its "consortium-like" multivendor approach for the modernization of the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) and Joint Targeting Command and Coordination Suite (JTIC2S). AFATDS, developed in 1989 and fielded in 1995, provides “fully automated support for planning, coordinating, controlling and executing fires and effects,” according to the Army. It's the main command and control system for long-range precision fires cross functional team initiatives. Because it was built as a “monolithic” piece...
