An Independent Assessment of Two Fire Support Systems, AFATDS (Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System) and MIFASS (Marine Integrated Fire and Air Support System).

Download or read book An Independent Assessment of Two Fire Support Systems, AFATDS (Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System) and MIFASS (Marine Integrated Fire and Air Support System). written by Lane B. Scheiber and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This annotated briefing documents the results of an independent assessment of two fire support systems, the Army's Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) and the Marine Integrated Fire and Air Support System (MIFASS). The analyses considered three alternatives; (1) Marines terminate MIFASS and join AFATDS, (2) Army terminates AFATDS and joins MIFASS, and (3) continue both efforts as presently programmed. The recommendations include continuing AFATDS, completing the MIFASS operational test, putting MIFASS developmental equipment in an operational Marine Amphibious Brigade, testing the adaptability of AFATDS to meet the Marine Corps' needs, and providing a detailed development and fielding plan for the Marine Corps' system based on the results of the Adaptability Evaluation Program and the MIFASS operational test.