System Basics &
Architecture
Architecture
This is what the acronym AMDWS stands for.
What is the Air and Missile Defense Workstation?
A red diamond on your tactical display represents this type of track.
What is a Hostile track?
This must be defined in the Mission Manager Tab, using one of two methods, in order to create a new mission.
What is Planning Area of Interest (PAOI)?
AMDWS integrates with this specific Army system to share and deconflict airspace control measures.
What is TAIS (Tactical Airspace Integration System)?
At what echelon(s) is the AMDWS found?
All echelons.
The AMDWS is designed primarily to provide commanders with these two core capabilities.
What are Situational Awareness (SA) and Air Defense Planning?
A yellow clover or square shape on the display indicates this track identity.
What is an Unknown track?
This window of the Track Table provides a general listing of all overlays.
What is the Overlay Listing Window
The link that must be configured in order to connect to a FAAD C2I.
What is CRAM-C2?
These are what every password must contain.
At least 14 characters for operators and 15 characters for system admins. / Two uppercase characters. / Two lowercase characters. / Two numbers. / Two symbols can be used in the password. /Three out of the four options must be used within the first eight characters.
The AMDWS is a key component of this overarching Army command and control network system.
What is the ABCS (Army Battle Command System)?
After hooking a track on the tactical map, an operator uses the drop-down list located on this specific panel to manually change the track's identity or status. d.
What is the Mini-hook panel?
This tab, located across the top of the Fires Desktop menu bar, is where you would go to change the Units of Measurement.
What is the Map tab.
This must be set in the Address Book prior to establishing any external connections.
What is a Local Node?
This shows the distance of a track from the ground.
What is a plumb line?
AMDWS relies on this type of elevation data to perform accurate 3D terrain and Line of Sight (LOS) analysis.
What is DTED (Digital Terrain Elevation Data)?
The three MIL-STD symbology options available on the AMDWS
What is MIL-STD-1477, MIL-STD- 2525 and 3D
Theese are the four types of Control Measures.
What are C-RAM C2, DDS, PASS, SMTF?
This is the primary secure, jam-resistant tactical data link used to share the near real-time air picture across joint forces.
What is Link 16 (or TADIL J)?
These are the coordinate choices when inputting an AOR.
Lat / Long
AMDWS exchanges standard text messages and tactical reports with other Army systems using this formatted standard.
What is USMTF (United States Message Text Format)?
This system typically acts as the primary feed for local, short-range air track data into the AMDWS at the brigade level.
What is FAAD C2 (Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control)?
These are the two options available to log in to when the AMDWS Suite is launched.
What are AMD Planner and LPWS Analysis?
This protocol is used to transmit tactical data link messages over long-distance IP networks, bypassing the need for radio line-of-sight.
What is JREAP (Joint Range Extension Application Protocol)?
These are what are needed to perform an analysis.
A complete mission including Sensor, Weapon, FOB, and Named Area of Interest (NAI).