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Software developer Systematic has secured a contract to deliver a new command-and-control system to the British Army’s 3rd Division.
The British Army’s 3rd (Iron) Division — the UK’s strategic land warfare unit — is set to adopt Systematic’s command-and-control (C2) software, SitaWare Headquarters, designed to provide comprehensive situational awareness and C2 capabilities at the battalion level and above.
Systematic has also been tasked with providing technical and support services, and delivering a range of training solutions, which combine traditional classroom-based instruction with online and e-learning packages.
“3rd Division represents the tip-of-the-spear for the British Army and its decision to field SitaWare Headquarters is testament to the software’s capabilities,” Matthew Millward, Systematic’s vice-president of business development for UK, North Africa and Western Europe, said.
“We are delighted to support further force elements of the British Army with an operationally proven, evergreen commercial off-the-shelf solution that delivers best-in-class C2 out of the box, and which with interoperability at the core of its architecture, enables forces to work within Joint and Coalition environments.”
The Iron Division’s selection of SitaWare Headquarters follows the UK Ministry of Defence’s decision to field the software for the NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) in 2019.
The ARRC leveraged SitaWare Headquarters during Exercise ‘ARRCADE FUSION 19’, which involved more than 1,100 personnel from 22 countries.
The NATO exercise rehearsed the procedures to command up to 120,000 military personnel in a warfighting scenario.
The software has also been employed at ‘Exercise Cerberus’, and is set to be adopted at Exercise 21-4 in the US next year, where the Iron Division will train alongside armed forces from the US and France.
[Related: SitaWare Headquarters chosen for Australian Army’s Track Management Capability]
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