PPT Slide
- No New Joint Operational Architecture:
PROBLEM: IBCT cannot operate as an autonomous force under the Joint Task Force Commander! The reinforced brigade requires the deployment of a division commander and his 500-man headquarters when deployed to a regional CINC.
- No New Communications Technology:
PROBLEM: Communications in the brigade are single service (SINCGARS & EPLSRS). No new near-term digital radios or Joint C4ISR in the IBCT. Upgrades to this EPLRS will not achieve near-real time picture of Army Forces in Joint Common Operational Picture! The IBCT also lacks platform digitization and an operational architecture that integrates information to achieve a coherent and relevant picture of the Joint battlespace. Perfect “situational awareness” is a myth.
- No Organic Army Aviation:
PROBLEM: Without organic aviation, the BCT cannot integrate additional Aviation assets and it cannot integrate USAF and Naval airpower, let alone manage air 3D battlespace much less maneuver through it. The IBCT is too weak to extend its reach over the 2D battlespace routinely controlled by an Army brigade.
What is real and what is not real about the IBCT!