U.S. Army's first two high-tech command post systems rolls out

Northrop Grumman, HUNTSVILLE: Northrop Grumman Corporation rolled out the U.S. Army's first two high-tech command post systems, built under the Standardized Integrated Command Post System program, today. Over the next nine months, Northrop Grumman will build 48 command post platforms (CPP) for fielding to the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas.  
 
The Army awarded the CPP program to Northrop Grumman's Mission Systems sector in August 2004. Under a contract valued at $400 million over five years, Northrop Grumman is developing and fielding Army tactical command posts, from which commanders and staff direct battle operations and control forces.  
 
The CPP provides common digitized command centers with advanced command- and-control technologies to give commanders improved situational awareness using Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade-and-Below software and other Army automated battlefield-command systems. This standardized command post will also allow operators and staff to move between organizational echelons without the need for retraining.  
 
The CPP program is managed by the Project Manager, Tactical Operations Centers in Madison, Ala., for the Program Executive Officer, Command, Control, Communications (Tactical), Fort Monmouth, N.J.