{"id":18300,"date":"2018-01-31T20:42:59","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T20:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/01\/31\/the-army-wants-to-be-able-to-track-friendly-forces-during-a-cyber-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:10:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:10:35","slug":"the-army-wants-to-be-able-to-track-friendly-forces-during-a-cyber-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/home\/2018\/01\/31\/the-army-wants-to-be-able-to-track-friendly-forces-during-a-cyber-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"The Army wants to be able to track friendly forces during a cyber attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Washington \u2014 The U.S. Army is preparing to modernize its friendly forces tracking system so that it will continue to operate through cyber and electronic warfare attacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The service\u2019s situational awareness network, known as Blue Force Tracking, already receives periodic updates, but a more significant upgrade is needed if troops are to be adequately equipped for future warfare. \u201cThis capability improvement is necessary as the United States faces increased cyber and electronic warfare threats from near-peer adversaries,\u201d Lt. Col. Shane Sims said in an Army press release<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\t