Design and Implementation of a Tactical Level Air Warning and Defense System

Abstract

This article presents the results of design and implementation of an air warning and defense system for tactical-level units, which includes battalion, battery, platoon and fire units. The implemented system has shown to have a reduced operation time and better availability of needed information such as aircrafts in the area of interest, air warning and defense readiness condition (DEFCON) statuses and 3D military maps that support terrain profiling from one point to another. The user can filter and assign targets to each subordinate to suit the situation. The system supports MIL-STD-2525C standard for internationality and ease of learning. To support military exercises, the system has a “check mode” function to check the connection status of all subordinates and also a track simulation feature.