Matthew Jones, C4ISTAR Manager, Nautilus International Risk ConsultantsUsing the deployable, highly portable Nautilus COBRA JTAC screen, VBS3 and VBS3Fires FST software, Nautilus are providing a new, unrivalled capability in the UK.“VBS3 and VBS3Fires FST allow Nautilus to provide JTACs with a high fidelity and very realistic geo-specific terrain, coupled with a large database of content that allows demanding scenarios to be produced,” said Matthew Jones, C4ISTAR Manager, Nautilus International Risk Consultants. “All training, be it JTAC, ISR or Mission Planning and Mission Rehearsal, uses VBS3 software, as it enables the trainers to quickly adapt even the most dynamic scenarios for UK MoD.”Using Form, Fit and Function emulated JTAC equipment, such as the LF28 LTD, PLRF25, IZLID Ultra and Harris Communications 7800HH radios with 7800T downlink receivers, the system can be fully set up and ready for use within 2 hours.
All of the JTAC simulation scenarios and terrain are based on real world locations, both in the UK and overseas. This allows the qualified JTAC to train in a realistic and demanding, simulated environment.Nautilus has worked with suppliers, Bohemia Interactive Simulations, and, to provide this very unique capability to JTACs in the UK. This will allow JTAC training to be conducted in almost any location and will enable re-qualification, maintain JTAC skill sets, and, ultimately, significantly reduce training overheads.“When conducting JTAC training, we always aim to make each scenario as demanding as possible, which enables the JTAC to go through his 12 phases of CAS in a controlled, simulated environment. It is important that the scenarios are realistic, based on real world locations and the ability to use either the JTAC’s own equipment, or the form, fit function equipment that we provide,” said Jones. “With the use of operationally current pilots, it is a great opportunity for one-on-one feedback to the JTACs and also good for the pilots to see the JTACs going through their own training.
As an ex JTAC, I can fully understand what they are wanting to achieve and the complexities of identifying the correct targets to prosecute, especially in a very complex 3 dimensional battlespace, inherently in close contact with the enemy.”Nautilus provides simulated JTAC training support to a large number of UK MoD JTACs and recently supported the UK JTAC Concentration at RAF Honington, which involved JTACs from the UK, US and Canada. The company has also provided JTAC simulation training to the Bahrain Royal Guard JTACs.Users of the system have said the following about Nautilus training:“The JTAC training that we received from Nautilus, fully tested me and I became instantly immersed in the scenario. I was able to use equipment that I would carry on exercises and operationally, which made the training more realistic.”“‘I was able to have simulated ROZ, with multiple aircraft, from ISR, Fast Jets and rotary, which we don’t often get in training. This enabled me to work the stack in a safe and controlled way.”Learn more at their website,.
Latest Version of Odyssey Packed with Features Designed for Judges and Clerks. Courts that use the Odyssey case management system went to work on Monday, April 19 to find the software chock full of new features, many of which were requested by Court and Clerk users. Since the system was initially implemented in December 2007, JTAC and Tyler Technologies have deployed several updates to the Odyssey software.
Air Force er JTAC TSgt A.T. Duane, II from the 21st USAF Special Forces Tactical Operations Squadron call for close air support from an A-10 Thunderbolt II while attending the Air Force's JTAC Advanced Instructor CourseJoint Terminal Attack Controller ( JTAC) is the term used in the and some other forces for a qualified service member who directs the action of engaged in and other offensive air operations from a forward position.
The term that is used in most other countries, as well as previously in the US and in the relevant NATO standard is. The term became effective in the US on September 3, 2003 with the publishing of Joint Publication (JP) 3-09.3 Close Air Support.
An Australian Army JTAC in 2016In 2006, the became the first foreign air force to receive Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) accreditation from the (USJFCOM). Runs JTAC training, and provides trained controllers to other units, with its main role being to support the units of the. JTAC-qualified personnel have served in Afghanistan. The Australian Army's also includes a troop of JTACs. Canada Canadian JTACs are currently part of the artillery observation battery. They are employed in the regular Canadian Army and as part of Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM). There is current discussion on creating JTAC as a stand alone MOS/trade within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).
It is currently executed as a secondary duty by mainly artillery NCMS. Italy Italy has qualified JTAC operators in its tier 1, 2 and 3 teams. Some of these operators have served in Afghanistan, as part of TF45. During the Afghanistan War, ground attack aircraft from the Italian Air Force TF BLACK CATS conducted Close Air Support with JTAC operators on the ground provided by the Italian Army, the Carabinieri, and the Navy and Air Force. The equipment used by Italian JTAC operators is not well publicized, although the equipment used by 185 RRAO has been briefly reported on.
The training areas used by Italian JTACs are also kept secret. It has been reported that Italian JTACs will potentially work with the newest gunship, the in the future. United States.
USAF JTACs provide over watch and call in at Contingency Operating Post Jaghato, Afghanistan, May 1, 2010.A qualified and current JTAC is recognized across the as being capable and authorized to perform terminal attack control.students are trained at the Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Pacific (EWTGPAC), and Atlantic (EWTGLANT). Students receive their training at in, while students are trained at the (NSAWC) at in Nevada by assigned to NSAWC.
Archived from on August 29, 2009. February 14, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2001. I ask if Prince Harry's deployment as a forward air controller, or what the Americans term a 'JTAC' (joint tactical air controller or joint terminal attack controller), has boosted the number of volunteers for the job. Lieutenant Colonel Steven P. Milliron, Army Aviation. Field Artillery Association.
Effective 3 September 2003 with the publishing of Joint Publication (JP) 309.3 Tactics. Techniques and Procedures (TTP) for Close Air Support, the joint community codified the requirements for an individual to direct the actions of combat aircraft engaged in CAS and other air operations. This position, called a 'joint terminal attack controller' was created to standardize the certification and qualification process for terminal attack controllers to ensure a common capability across the services. The Army needs to develop Soldiers who, from a forward position, can deliver joint indirect fires and direct the actions of joint combat aircraft. The Joint Combat Aircraft (JCA) is the official designation used by the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence for the F-35 Lightning II, formerly known as the Joint Strike Fighter, and the result of the Joint Strike Fighter competition.
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