GRENADIER BRAT
MISSION
- BLUE FORCE TRACKING USING NATIONAL THEATER AND TACTICAL SENSORS
- PRIMARY FOR NON LINE-OF-SITE TRACKING
- DISSEMINATION IS INTEROPERABLE WITH JOINT/COALITION FORCES’
- PROVIDES DATA TO EPLRS & PROVIDE TRACKING FOR NON EPLRS EQUIPPED FORCES
- PROVIDES GPS ACCURACY LOCATIONS
FIELDING STARTING IN 3Q FY99
PROVIDES SHORT STATUS MESSAGES
USES
BLUE FORCE TRACKING
INTERIM COMMON OPERATING PICTURE (COP)
SITUATION AWARENESS
COMMS
GPS RECEIVE
LOW PROBABILITY OF INTERCEPT BROADCAST
BELOW SIGNAL NOISE
SPREAD SPECTRUM