Mounted Family of Computer Systems (MFoCS) II

Next Generation Tactical Computing for Mission Command

Leonardo DRS is proud to be selected as the sole source provider of mission command computing and display systems for the U.S. Army.

The Mounted Family of Computer Systems (MFoCS) II represents the most advanced generation of military vehicle mounted computers and displays ever engineered. MFoCS II embodies the knowledge and experience gained through nearly 20 years of Mission Command and Battle Management Combat Experience with the U.S. Army Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2), Joint Battle Command-Platform (JBC-P), Blue force tracking (BFT), Movement Tracking System (MTS) Logistics, and UK Army Bowman programs.

MFoCS II deftly executes the software necessary for a range of applications — Command and Control, Maneuver, Logistics, and Situational Awareness. In addition, it can run multiple software packages simultaneously at full speed, and is engineered to accommodate future software demands.

MFoCS II signifies an improvement in system integration and display of current on-board sensors, such as Driver’s Vision Enhancer (DVE), 360-degree situational awareness cameras, gunshot detection systems; Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) sights; Vehicle Health Management System (VHMS); Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) sensors; and more. When it comes to communications, the MFoCS II hardware infrastructure is also fully capable of managing control of combat net radios, routing of data between terrestrial and SATCOM radios and cross-banding between two different networks.

• MFoCS II improves Situational Awareness (SA), Command and Control (C2), maneuverability, and logistics of a range of military platforms and weapons systems, from ground vehicles to rotary-wing aircraft and more.
• MFoCS II will be the common computing hardware for the Mounted Computing Environment (MCE). It is designed to facilitate rapid development of new capabilities, enhanced interoperability, security, and more.
• MFoCS II is backward compatible with fielded Mission Command capabilities. It integrates existing FBCB2 and JBC-P capabilities into a powerful, modular, and flexible hardware architecture.

Enabling Army Network Modernization

MFoCS II is a common computing solution that consolidates the requirements from a range of programs and military computing users.

MFoCS II includes new technologies such as the Intel® Xeon Quad Core Processor, expanded memory, greater storage, and enhanced Information Assurance (IA). These enhancements provide significantly improved processing capacity and efficiency to run next generation software applications such as Joint Battle Command – Platform (JBC-P), Forward Observer System (FOS), and the Tactical Ground Reporting (TiGR) System.

• Highly Secure – MFoCS II has a trusted computing architecture that enables multi-domain security operations by separated enclaves – which translates into the lowest security risk.
• Interoperability – MFoCS II enables Common Computing Environment (CCE) / Common Operating Environment (COE) for enhanced interoperability with other domains and COE environments. It also facilitates JIIM & Coalition accessibility.
• Multiple Workstations – MFoCS II incorporates multiple workstations tailorable to the mission and vehicle, and facilitates rapid decision-making via simultaneous viewing of all integrated data.
• Software Flexibility – MFoCS II operates multiple mission command applications, such as JCR, JBC-P and FOS. It also has the capacity and compute power to easily manage future Mission Command and MCE applications.
• Tactical Logistics – Integration of Tactical Logistics Services and Functions onto common POR MFoCS II hardware
• Versatile – MFoCS II has the capability to host Embedded Training applications (Virtual, Gaming, Constructive, Live) and, because it’s modular, there is only one set of hardware to train.

Next Generation Tactical Computing for Mission Command

MFoCS II is a highly modular system, allowing added hardware as functionality and processing power needs increase. And all components are ruggedized and designed to operate in extreme environments.