AMS delivers final ADCIS mini-trainer on schedule

Alenia Marconi Systems(AMS) has delivered the 28th and final Air Defence Command and Information Systems (ADCIS) mini-trainer to the British Army, the last in a series which are in use by all units of the Air Defence Artillery and associated Territorial Army units across Great Britain, Ireland and Germany. These systems allow operators to be trained for the ADCIS system including the operation of the DED (Data Entry Device) and continuation training for the ADCIS MPCs (Main Processing Cells).

ADCIS was accepted into full service by the British Army in February 1998. In July 1999 AMS was awarded a contract to make enhancements to the system, so that ADCIS could continue to meet the needs of ground-based air defence units, for example as an integral part of a Joint Rapid Reaction Force (JRRF) or multinational force. The new version supports a flexible command hierarchy, depending on a particular deployment, by allowing multiple command levels, and enabling ADCIS troops to deploy in smaller groups.

This work will also lead functionally towards a longer term objective of supporting the UK MOD's IGBAD (Integrated Ground Based Air Defence) project, in that it will form one of the important applications giving local and recognised air pictures, through connectivity with Link 16.

The systems - about the size of a small filing cabinet - use commercial software on Compaq VAX stations and servers to provide the full capability of an ADCIS Cell.

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