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Distributed Common Ground System

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The Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS), is a weapons system which produces military intelligence for both the United States Army and United States Air Force (where it is officially known as the AN/GSQ-272 Sentinel).

Description

While in U.S. Air Force use, the system produces intelligence collected by the U-2 Dragonlady, RQ-4 Global Hawk, MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1 Predator.[1] The previous system of similar use was the Deployable Ground Station (DGS), which was first deployed in July 1994. Subsequent version of DGS were developed from 1995 through 2009.[1] Although officially designated a "weapons system", it consists of computer hardware and software connected together in a computer network, devoted to processing and dissemination of information such as images.[2] The 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing of the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency operates and maintains the USAF system.[3]

By 2006, version 10.6 was deployed by the Air Force, and a version known as DCGS-A was developed for the Army.[4] After a 2010 report by General Michael T. Flynn, the program was intended to use cloud computing and be as easy to use as an iPad, which soldiers over a few years were commonly using.[5] By April 2011, project manager Colonel Charles Wells announced version 3 of the Army system (code named "Griffin") was being deployed in Afganistan.[6] In January 2012, the United States Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center hosted a meeting based on the DCGS-A early experience. It brought together technology providers in the hope of developing more integrated systems using cloud computing with open architectures, compared to previously specialized custom-built systems.[7]

Operators

References

  1. ^ a b "Air Force Distributed Common Ground System". Fact sheet. US Air Force. December 9, 2011. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ The Future of Air Force Motion Imagery Exploitation: Lessons from the Commercial World (PDF). Rand Corporation. February 10, 2012. pp. 3–4. ISBN 978-0-8330-5964-2. Retrieved September 28, 2013. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency". Fact sheet. US Air Force. August 10, 2007. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  4. ^ "Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS)". Defense Update. 2007. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  5. ^ George I. Seffers (July 2012). "Making Battlefield Intelligence "iPad Easy"". SIGNAL Online. Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  6. ^ Barry Rosenberg (April 4, 2011). "Army harnesses full power of intelligence assets". Defense Systems. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  7. ^ Kristen Kushiyama (February 1, 2012). "Cloud computing to integrate with current Army system". US Army. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
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