MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 23, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Army has approved for fielding the next-generation Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) system, called Joint Capabilities Release ...

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M., May 2, 2011 -- Soldiers preparing for this summer's Network Integration Evaluation at White Sands Missile Range are receiving training on the new Force XXI Battle ...

Northrop Grumman Corp. wants U.S. and coalition forces on foot to have the same digital communication abilities that they have inside their vehicles. "The Army needs better dismounted communications.

As the Army’s Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) program office works with suppliers to create the next generation of the Blue Force Tracking (BFT) system, the current system is ...

The US Army has completed formal evaluation of the next-generation software version of the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2), developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation . Field testing ...

Northrop Grumman Information Systems Sector said Feb. 25 that the U.S. Army completed its formal evaluation of the next-generation software version of the Force 21 Battle Command Brigade and Below ...

BOSTON — The Pentagon next year plans to expand its distribution of U.S. Army-designed equipment that is intended to help soldiers on the battlefield avoid friendly fire This joint version of the ...

As the readiness management chief for the Army's situational awareness system, Mr. Jeffery Forgach was recently honored by the U.S. Army Acquisition Corps for his contributions, but the ultimate ...

It's not the earth-grinding Paladin howitzers and Abrams tanks that give the Army's 4th Infantry Division its moniker - the "digitized division." The heavy hardware is guided by a sophisticated ...

Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, Germantown, Maryland, was awarded a $25,425,000 firm-fixed-price contract for services supporting the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) systems.

FBCB2 is the key situational awareness and command-and-control system used by US and coalition forces. More than 95,000 FBCB2 systems have been deployed worldwide, forming the world's largest tactical ...