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AFATDS Client Overview Briefing
29 April 2002
BCD/Targeting Conference
FIRE SUPPORTS CENTER OF GRAVITY
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Fire Support Client

• FS Situation Monitor
• NT Look and Feel
• PC/Web Based
• Collaboration Tools
• Target Lists/Reports
• Record and Playback
• AAR Tool
• BUB Tool
• Friendly/Enemy Artillery Vectors
• Multiple Platform Access to AFATDS
• View Plans/Guidances
• Interoperability with MS Office Products

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Air Support Client

• Display Unit data
• Display geometry data
• Display target data
• Create an Air Support List (ASL)
• Create Air Support Requests
• ATO Visualization
• Joint Mapping Toolkit (JMTK)
• Import a spreadsheet of ASRs to an existing ASL
  
• Export a spreadsheet of ASRs
• Air Mission Summary Report

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Import/Export Microsoft Excel
MS Excel Spreadsheet
Air Support Client
AFATDS
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ATO Emulator
4. ATO Emulator, acting as TBMCS, generates ATO
text. 5. Emulator Operator edits ATO text to
represent desired approved/denied missions. 6.
ATO Emulator pushes text of ATO. 7. ATO Emulator
also provides ACO and MISREPs.
ATO Emulator
Above this Line is Simulation appears as TBMCS to
all Systems below the line.
1. ASLs from Divisions Nominate Targets 2.
Corps merges ASLs 3. ASL created as D670
AIRSUPREQ messages to TBMCS
BCD AFATDS
8. ATO updates ASL Corps Parses ATO
XVIII Corps AFATDS
Notional
3ID AFATDS
82d AFATDS
101st AFATDS
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Future Client Capabilities

• Role / Duty Approach
• Targeting / Fire Planning Tools
• Planning and Rehearsal Tools
• Air and Surface Tracks
• Killboxes
• Protected Area Lists (PAL)
• Auto J-SEAD
• Copy/Paste from MS Office
• Embedded Training
• Common Code Base
• MIDB search/display
• Threat Range Fans

AFATDS
Fire Support Clients Transform a Single AFATDS
Work Station into a Fire Support Information
Server
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Effects Management Tool (EMT)

• Common Code Base
• New Technologies
• CORBA
• XML
• Java Swing Components
• Maximize Investment and Interoperability of
  AFATDS Clients and USMC C2PC FSC
• Rapid Prototyping
• Roles and Duties

September 2002
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AFATDS Client Website

• Latest Information
• Download Latest Software (September 2002)
• Manuals
• Feedback
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• Software Version Release Notes
• Requires AKO Account

http//www.army.mil/tsm_fatds/ or https//akocomm.
us.army.mil/afatds/FSClient/AFATDS_Clients_Homepag
e.htm
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AFATDS Client Overview Briefing
29 April 2002
BCD/Targeting Conference
FIRE SUPPORTS CENTER OF GRAVITY