2 February 2014
Pakistan
Pakistan’s BMS efforts currently focus on the PAK-IBMS being developed by Global Industrial and Defence Solutions (GIDS) based in Rawalpindi. According to a statement supplied to AMR this BMS has been in development since 2004 and the first units have already been delivered to the army’s armoured units for training purposes. Armoured platforms which have received the Pak-IBMS so far include the army’s Norinco/Heavy Industries Taxila Al-Kahlid and Al-Zarrar Main Battle Tanks. Services provided by the BMS include blue force tracking, mission planning and combat messaging. The statement continues that in 2013 the “PAKIBMS was deployed at the School of Armour and Mechanised Warfare in Nowshera, northern Pakistan for the training of army officers and men of the Pakistan Armoured Corps.”
The statement from GIDS adds that the firm has also developed the PAKFIRE artillery fire control BMS. Deployed from 2007 up to 200 units in the Pakistan Army now have the system according to the firm. PAKFIRE is described as “a modular, reliable, secure, user-friendly and fully-integrated artillery fire control system that automates all operational functions of artillery and ensures fast and accurate fire on targets. It provides an automated solution for preparation, coordination, dissemination, execution and modification of the fire support plan, the fire plan, and gun programmes.” The PAKFIRE architecture comprises four elements: the Artillery Fire Direction Module (AFDM), Fire Support Planning Module (FSPM), Counter Bombardment Module (CBM) and the Battle Management Information System (BMIS).
According to the company, the AFDM “receives target information from forward observers, counter-bombardment and fire support elements. Meteorological information is then added to calculate fast and accurate firing data which is then transmitted to guns and digital message units using wired or wireless communications.” The FSPM, meanwhile, “is designed to integrate fire support with the manoeuvre plan. It assists in the preparation, coordination, dissemination, execution and modification of the fire support plan,” and includes a variety of cartographic tools to this end. The Counter Bombardment Module “integrates external sensors like radars and UAVs with PAKFIRE for the speedy transfer of information.” Finally, the BMIS assists “commanders in the allocation, modification and management of resources like ammunition, weapons, vehicles and manpower.”
Excerpt from:
Middle Managers: Battle Management Systems - Asian Military Review
Pakistan
Pakistan’s BMS efforts currently focus on the PAK-IBMS being developed by Global Industrial and Defence Solutions (GIDS) based in Rawalpindi. According to a statement supplied to AMR this BMS has been in development since 2004 and the first units have already been delivered to the army’s armoured units for training purposes. Armoured platforms which have received the Pak-IBMS so far include the army’s Norinco/Heavy Industries Taxila Al-Kahlid and Al-Zarrar Main Battle Tanks. Services provided by the BMS include blue force tracking, mission planning and combat messaging. The statement continues that in 2013 the “PAKIBMS was deployed at the School of Armour and Mechanised Warfare in Nowshera, northern Pakistan for the training of army officers and men of the Pakistan Armoured Corps.”
The statement from GIDS adds that the firm has also developed the PAKFIRE artillery fire control BMS. Deployed from 2007 up to 200 units in the Pakistan Army now have the system according to the firm. PAKFIRE is described as “a modular, reliable, secure, user-friendly and fully-integrated artillery fire control system that automates all operational functions of artillery and ensures fast and accurate fire on targets. It provides an automated solution for preparation, coordination, dissemination, execution and modification of the fire support plan, the fire plan, and gun programmes.” The PAKFIRE architecture comprises four elements: the Artillery Fire Direction Module (AFDM), Fire Support Planning Module (FSPM), Counter Bombardment Module (CBM) and the Battle Management Information System (BMIS).
According to the company, the AFDM “receives target information from forward observers, counter-bombardment and fire support elements. Meteorological information is then added to calculate fast and accurate firing data which is then transmitted to guns and digital message units using wired or wireless communications.” The FSPM, meanwhile, “is designed to integrate fire support with the manoeuvre plan. It assists in the preparation, coordination, dissemination, execution and modification of the fire support plan,” and includes a variety of cartographic tools to this end. The Counter Bombardment Module “integrates external sensors like radars and UAVs with PAKFIRE for the speedy transfer of information.” Finally, the BMIS assists “commanders in the allocation, modification and management of resources like ammunition, weapons, vehicles and manpower.”
Excerpt from:
Middle Managers: Battle Management Systems - Asian Military Review
